RICHARD JOSEPH WARD III
RICHARD JOSEPH WARD III is named as a lobbyist in 12 lobbying reports we hold, filed by 1 registrant for 11 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.
- Communications Advisor, Senator Mitch McConnell; Senior Press Advance Representative, White House Office of Presidential Advance, Travel Manager, White House Travel Office; Special Assistant, Staff Assistant, White House Management Office
Registrants and clients
- VENABLE LLP · 12 reports
Clients: GENEOSCOPY; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; AMERICAN VEHICLE OWNERS ALLIANCE; BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY; BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP, LLC; CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION; DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.; ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY; INFOBLOX; STRIDER TECHNOLOGIES; TALLGRASS ENERGY PARTNERS, LP.
Bills named where this lobbyist is listed, and how the House and the Senate voted
6 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. 2314FAIR Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 6687DRIVER Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 6734Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7258Energy Emergency Leadership Act | Passed the House | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2715FAIR Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 3968Housing for America’s Middle Class Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
Issues named: Health Issues (3), Automotive Industry (2), Computer Industry (2), Aviation/Airlines/Airports (1), Defense (1), Energy/Nuclear (1), Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities (1), Homeland Security (1), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code (1).
Every report
| Client | Registrant | Kind, as filed | Posted | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGYEnergy/Nuclear, Homeland Security | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| STRIDER TECHNOLOGIESDefense | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| GENEOSCOPYHealth Issues | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Amendment | The report on LDA.gov | |
| GENEOSCOPYHealth Issues | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONFinancial Institutions/Investments/Securities | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITYAutomotive Industry | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEHealth Issues | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| AMERICAN VEHICLE OWNERS ALLIANCEAutomotive Industry | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.Computer Industry | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| INFOBLOXComputer Industry | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| TALLGRASS ENERGY PARTNERS, LPTaxation/Internal Revenue Code | VENABLE LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP, LLCAviation/Airlines/Airports | VENABLE LLP | 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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