LOBBYIST

Ian Whitson

329ACTIVITIES

4ORGS REPRESENTED

11BILLS

Revolving door — covered positions

Federal positions Ian held before / during the 2-year LDA window. This is the credibility signal — who they were inside the building before they started lobbying it.

Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Rep. David Rouzer.

Organizations represented

Orgs whose LD-2 filings list Ian as an active lobbyist, sorted by activity volume.

Ridgeline Advocacy Group LLC304 activities California Recycling Alliance12 activities American Gas Association10 activities National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)3 activities

Bills they file on

H.R. 530144 mentions

S. 297544 mentions

H.R. 683215 mentions

H.R. 750215 mentions

H.R. 214515 mentions

H.R. 446615 mentions

H.R. 795910 mentions

H.R. 39465 mentions

H.R. 75675 mentions

S. 14545 mentions

H.R. 40723 mentions

Topics in Filings

Policy topics Ian files on across all their LD-2 activities.

PIPES Act×44

PIPELINE Safety Act×44

Circuit Act×35

One Big Beautiful Bill Issues×35

Chemicals management, environmental issues, and manufacturing and related issues×15

Surface Transportation Reauthorization×15

PACK Act×15

Recycled Materials Attribution Act×15

Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act×15

CIRCLE Act×15

Animal wellness issues×15

FY27 National Defense Authorization Act×11

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Government transparency and whistleblower compensation×10

IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act×10

International energy development×10

Sustainability issues, including energy and environmental policies×10

Impacting the manufacturing sector×10

Food processing and packaging solutions×10

Mining and minerals development, as well as environmental permitting issues×10

Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-risk Trafficking×10

Natural gas infrastructure and regulatory modernization×6

Tax issues×5

Trade issues×5

NASA facility infrastructure×5

Food packaging, recycling, and sustainability×5

Tariffs related to foreign manufactured goods×5

Food, and National Security Act×5

Department of Defense permitting of wind energy projects×5

Federal Aviation Administration permitting of wind energy projects×5

PHMSA Reauthorization×4

Issue mix

LDA general-issue codes weighted by activity count.

Energy/Nuclear56

Environment/Superfund51

Transportation34

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code32

Trade (domestic/foreign)20

Natural Resources20

Chemicals/Chemical Industry20

Defense16

Agriculture15

Manufacturing10