Lobbyist

THOMAS, DAVID R

COVERED POSITION(S)
  • COS (REP. LOFGREN)
  • DIR OF CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS (FTC)
  • DEP DIR FOR LEGIS AFFAIRS (OFFICE OF VP GORE)
  • STAFF ASST (SENATOR METZENBAUM)

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 March 9, 2026
Associated Filings (321)

Client
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
MCM MIDLAND MANAGEMENT COSTA RICA, S.R.L,
Costa Rica
None
MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
India
None

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Client
O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP ON BEHALF OF BGI SHENZHEN

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

No foreign entities declared in disclosures. However, according to WireScreen, Complete Genomics is under the significant control of MGI Tech Co., Ltd., a Chinese company with a registered address in Shenzhen, China. MGI Tech Co. is also 1.6 percent owned by the Chinese government.

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Client
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ANBANG GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

No foreign entities declared. However, the client's address is listed as Hong Kong, China. Its principal place of business is listed as Beijing, China.

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Client
CITIGROUP WASHINGTON INC

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ABS GLOBAL LTD

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ABS HOLDINGS LTD.
Bermuda
87.0
ACE INVESTMENTS 1 LTD
Bermuda
87.0
ACE INVESTMENTS 2 LTD
Bermuda
87.0
ACE INVESTMENTS 3 LTD
Bermuda
87.0
KINGSBRIDGE LTD.
Bermuda
87.0
PERMIRA
United Kingdom
73.0

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Client
HISPASAT SA

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
HISPAMAR SATELITES S.A.
Brazil
0.0
RED ELECTRICA CORPORACION SA
Spain
89.0
RED ELECTRICA SISTEMAS DE TELECOMUNICACIONES, SAU
Spain
0.0

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Client
CLARO SA

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
AMERICA MOVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V.
Mexico
0.0
CGTEL, S.A.P.I DE C.V.
Mexico
54.0
CONTROLADORA DE SERVICIOS DE TELECOMUNICACIONES
Mexico
41.0
TELMEX INTERNACIONAL, S.A. DE C.V.
Mexico
0.0
TELMEX SOLUTIONS TELECOMMUNICACOES S.A.
Brazil
41.0

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Client
TIKTOK INC

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD.
Cayman Islands
100.0
BYTETEAM LTD.
Virgin Islands (British)
22.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd., which owns 100 percent of Bytedance, and ByteTeam Ltd., which owns 22 percent of Bytedance Ltd., are listed as foreign entities based in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, respectably. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.

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Client
SECURE DEMOCRACY

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ALVOTECH USA INC

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ALVOGEN LUX HOLDINGS SARL (THROUGH ALVOTECH HOLDINGS SA)
Luxembourg
28.0
ALVOTECH HF (DIRECT OWNERSHIP)
Iceland
100.0
ALVOTECH HOLDINGS SA (THROUGH ALVOTECH HF)
Luxembourg
100.0
AZTIQ PHARMA PARTNERS SARL (THROUGH ALVOGEN LUX HOLDINGS AND ALVOTECH HOLDINGS SA)
Luxembourg
71.0
ROBERT WESSMAN (THROUGH AZTIQ PHARMA PARTNERS SARL)
United Kingdom
58.0

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