JA'RON SMITH
JA'RON SMITH is named as a lobbyist in 26 lobbying reports we hold, filed by 1 registrant for 26 clients.
Earlier government jobs, as reported
A lobbying report lists each lobbyist's covered positions: jobs in Congress or the executive branch that the law asks a lobbyist to disclose. Each line is copied as a report states it.
- Professional Policy Staff, Republican Study Committee 2011-2013; Legislative Asst. to Senator Tim Scott 2013 - 2015; Member Services Staff, House Financial Services Committee 2015; Deputy Asst. and Special Asst. to President Donald Trump 2017-2020.
Registrants and clients
- CGCN GROUP, LLC · 26 reports
Clients: ACTION NOW INITIATIVE, LLC; AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, INC.; BINTI; C3.AI, INC.; CARE SOLACE; CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.; CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.; EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.; ENERGYSOURCE MINERALS (FKA ENERGY SOURCE MINERALS); EXELON CORPORATION; GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.; HEARTLAND ACTION; HOWARD UNIVERSITY; HUNT COMPANIES, INC.; INFLEQTION INC.; MOODY'S CORPORATION; NATIONAL COMMUNITY STABILIZATION TRUST; OPPORTUNITY FUNDS ASSOCIATION; REFORM ACTION FUND; STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY; TD BANK, N.A.; THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY; THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND; TRUEHOLD; UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND; YMCA OF GREATER CLEVELAND.
Bills named where this lobbyist is listed, and how the House and the Senate voted
10 bills named in these reports. None of them became law in our record, so no recorded vote is shown. A lobbying report names the houses of Congress and the agencies the lobbyists contacted. It does not say which members or staff they met.
| Bill | Status | How the House and the Senate voted |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 4016Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Passed the House | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 5005Sanctuary Penalty and Public Protection Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 5252HOPE Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Passed the House | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 8870BUILD America 250 Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 836Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act | Passed the Senate | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 1409 | Not checked yet | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 1418Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2572Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 4784National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
Issues named: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code (7), Trade (domestic/foreign) (4), Education (3), Health Issues (3), Housing (3), Science/Technology (3), Energy/Nuclear (2), Homeland Security (2), Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice (2), Banking (1), Beverage Industry (1), Budget/Appropriations (1), and 15 mores.
Every report
| Client | Registrant | Kind, as filed | Posted | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUEHOLDHousing | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, INC.Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Trade (domestic/foreign), Transportation | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| MOODY'S CORPORATIONEconomics/Economic Development | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| HEARTLAND ACTIONHealth Issues | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Termination | The report on LDA.gov | |
| EXELON CORPORATIONTrade (domestic/foreign), Homeland Security, Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| THE WALT DISNEY COMPANYCommunications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Travel/Tourism | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| TD BANK, N.A.Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Banking | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Health Issues, Homeland Security, Budget/Appropriations | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.Trade (domestic/foreign), Beverage Industry | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| HUNT COMPANIES, INC.Housing | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| INFLEQTION INC.Science/Technology | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANYFinancial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Science/Technology | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| CARE SOLACEHealth Issues | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| C3.AI, INC.Defense, Computer Industry | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| YMCA OF GREATER CLEVELANDUrban Development/Municipalities | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| BINTIFamily issues/Abortion/Adoption, Science/Technology | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Termination | The report on LDA.gov | |
| UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUNDEducation | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUNDEducation | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| OPPORTUNITY FUNDS ASSOCIATIONTaxation/Internal Revenue Code | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| NATIONAL COMMUNITY STABILIZATION TRUSTHousing | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITYEducation | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.Manufacturing | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| ACTION NOW INITIATIVE, LLCLaw Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| ENERGYSOURCE MINERALS (FKA ENERGY SOURCE MINERALS)Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| REFORM ACTION FUNDLaw Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice | CGCN GROUP, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov |
Campaign gifts this lobbyist reported
Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). We hold these reports only for contributions to the campaign committees of members who sponsored or cosponsored a bill named in a lobbying report. Any other contribution: Not checked yet.
No contribution report we hold lists a gift from this filer.
Where this comes from
Lobbying Disclosure Act reports (LD-2), LDA.gov. We save our own copy of each page of LDA.gov's list of reports before we read it. These pages were built from our copies on .
2026-Q2: every page of LDA.gov's list saved and read.
A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together. A report of less than $5,000, or of no lobbying activity, states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.
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