Lobbyist

MESSNER, JAMES

FILINGS KEY

Client Is Connected to China as Indicated in Filing
Client Is Connected to China as per Heritage Foundation Analysis
No Known Client Connection to China
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Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of June 8, 2026
Associated Filings (43)

Client
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP
Japan
24.0
No Chinese entities declared; only SoftBank Group Corp, a Tokyo, Japan-based foreign entity is declared. However, the client's principal place of business is declared to be Hangzhou, China. According to WireScreen, Alibaba is a Chinese company based in Zhejiang Province, PRC.

Lobbyists

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Client
A PLACE FOR ROVER

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2026

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SHUTTERSTOCK

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SHUTTERSTOCK

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ZESTFINANCE INC D B A ZEST AI

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
DENBURY INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ENERGIA NATURALIS AND PPD GROUP

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL GENOTYPING CENTER

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NESTLE USA

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ADM

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CONGRA BRANDS INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KELLOG'S COMPANY

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CORN BELT PORTS

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
UNITED CEMENT GROUP

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MESSER FINANCIAL GROUP

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
US CANNABIS COUNCIL

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
FLOCK GROUP INC D B A FLOCK SAFETY

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2026

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
WEBULL TECHNOLOGIES INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

No foreign entities declared. However, Reps. Moolenaar and Krishnamoorthi, the chairman and ranking member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, said in a letter that "Webull, through its ownership and operational frameworks, maintains close ties with entities based in the PRC and connected to firms and individuals who advance the Chinese Communist Party's interests."

Lobbyists

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Client
NOVELIS INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ADITYA BIRLA GROUP
India
100.0
HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED
India
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
MANITOWOC COMPANY INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SEALED INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
UNICOIN INCUNICOIN INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
EAGLE ELECTRONICS INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
COSENTINO GLOBAL SLU

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KINETIC GROUP OPERATIONS LLC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SENTINEL MANAGEMENT LLC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NOVANT HEALTH INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
REFORM ACTION FUND

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BUTTON BOWL LLC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NTG CONSULTANTS OBO TRUECOVERAGE LLC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2026

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
TP LINK SYSTEMS INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KATMAI GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2026

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BELLE ISLE FREEDOM CITY LLC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2026

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PARASOL COOPERATIVE

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2026

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
UL SOLUTIONS INC

Lobby Firm
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Filing Year
2026

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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