BRETT THOMPSON
BRETT THOMPSON is named as a lobbyist in 6 lobbying reports we hold, filed by 1 registrant for 5 clients.
Earlier government jobs, as reported
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- Legislative Director, Sen. James Talent
- Legislative Director, Sen James Talent
Registrants and clients
- BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC · 6 reports
Clients: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.; CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF SAINT LOUIS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE; LACKS ENTERPRISES; SPARTON CORPORATION.
Bills named where this lobbyist is listed, and how the House and the Senate voted
1 bill named in these reports. 1 of them became law, and our record holds how the House and the Senate voted on it. 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. 1An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Became law | Public Law 119-21House 218–214 · Senate 50–50 |
Issues named: Defense (4), Trade (domestic/foreign) (2), Education (1).
Every report
| Client | Registrant | Kind, as filed | Posted | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.Defense, Trade (domestic/foreign) | BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Amendment | The report on LDA.gov | |
| EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTEDefense | BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.Trade (domestic/foreign) | BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| SPARTON CORPORATIONDefense | BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| LACKS ENTERPRISESDefense | BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF SAINT LOUISEducation | BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 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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