Lobbyist

WELCH, WESLEY R

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 27, 2026
Associated Filings (133)

Client
GENERAL ATOMICS

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS ON BEHALF OF NORTHWESTERN ENERGY

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP ON BEHALF OF RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
WINDOW & DOOR MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ASC ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BEECH STREET CAPITAL

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
MERCK

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
2014

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
QUINN GILLESPIE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF US STEEL

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Terminated
2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SPOTIFY USA INC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Terminated
2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SPOTIFY AB
Sweden
100.0

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Client
CITY OF OPELIKA ALABAMA

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KENSHO TECHNOLOGIES INC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CELLEBRITE INC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LABORATOIRE HRA PHARMA

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
HERA
France
100.0

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Client
SCIENCE COALITION

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KUMAR FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
PINE STREET STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
EVOLVA INC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
EVOLVA BASEL
Switzerland
100.0

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Client
CIRCADENCE CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
MILANAPHARM

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
VIRPAX PHARMACEUTICALS

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ASSURED GUARANTY MUNICIPAL CORP

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD.
Bermuda
100.0

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Client
AEON BIOPHARMA

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SECURE IDENTITY LLC DBA CLEAR

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
GINKGO BIOWORKS

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
HERSHEY COMPANY

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP RECORDINGS INC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
VIVENDI
France
90.0

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Client
ORBITAL EFFECTS

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
MODERN NITRILE LLC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ICE MILLER LLP ON BEHALF OF CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA WA FRANKE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SK HYNIX NAND PRODUCT SOLUTIONS CORP D B A SOLIDIGM

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SK HYNIX INC.
South Korea
99.0
SK INC.
South Korea
30.01
SK SQUARE CO., LTD.
South Korea
20.07

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Client
MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LITHOS TECHNOLOGY

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
LITHOS ENERGY LTD
Canada
100.0

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Client
REVANGENIX

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SAFETYSPECT

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
DATAVANT

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BEAUTY OF FASHION INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
Virgin Islands (British)
100.0
ELITE DEPOT, LTD.
Cayman Islands
100.0
INFINITE FASHION ECOMMERCE LIMITED
Ireland
100.0
ROADGET BUSINESS PTE., LTD.
Singapore
100.0
YANGTIAN XU
Singapore
37.0
No Chinese entities declared; only Infinite Fasion Ecommerce Limited, based in Dublin, Ireland, and Roadget Business Pte., Ltd., based in Singapore, are listed as 100 percent owners of the client. However, according to WireScreen, Roadget Business Pte. Ltd. is "Shein's legalentity operating the company's global website," which in turn fully owns the Shein International Import and Export Company Limited, a Chinese company based in Guangdong, China. According to the Economist, the company was previously headquartered in China, before it moved its headquarters to Singapore. The company still maintains significant production in China.

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Client
RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BARILLA AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BARILLA G.E.R. FRATELLI S.P.A.
Italy
100.0

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Client
MONUMENTAL SPORTS

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
VIZGEN INC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
2026

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ABB INC

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ABB ASEA BROWN BOVERI, LTD.
Switzerland
100.0
ABB, LTD.
Switzerland
100.0

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Client
TECHNOSYLVA

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ATOM COMPUTING

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2026

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

Lobby Firm
FORBES TATE

Filing Year
2026

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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