LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
B­106 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov
Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
New Registrant Check One:
New Client for Existing Registrant
Amendment
1. Effective Date of Registration
2. House Identification
36118
REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm 3. Registrant
Address
City
Organization
Senate Identification
76992
Self Employed Individual
CGCN GROUP, LLC (formerly known as Clark Geduldig Cranford & Nielsen, LLC)
1101 K Street, NW
Address2
Washington
4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3) City
Suite 650
State
DC
Zip
20005
Country
USA
State
Zip
Country
5. Contact name and telephone number
Contact
12/1/2016
International Number
Mr. STEVE CLARK
Telephone
2026280028
E­mail
[email protected]
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
Public Affairs Consultants
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in­house lobbyists should check the box labeled
“Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
7. Client name
NextEra Energy, Inc.
Address
700 Universal Boulevard
City
Juno Beach
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
City
State
FL
Zip
33408
Country USA
State
Zip
Country 9. General description of client’s business or activities
Energy company
LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in
this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first
acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
First
Last
Name
Suffix
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
Steve
Clark
Gary
Lytle
Deborah
Pryce
Member of Congress (OH­15) 1993­2009
Sam
Geduldig
Director of Coalitions, House Financial Services Committee 2001­2003;
Senior Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003­2006
Legislative Assistant, Sen. Robert F. Bennett 1999­2001; Staff Director
Mike
Nielsen
Subcommittee Financial Institutions 2002­06; Senior Policy Advisor Sen.
Robert F. Bennett 2007­10
Jay
Cranford
LC, Rep. Bob Barr, Jan 1997­ Aug 1997; LA/Comm Director, Rep. Jim
Gibbons Aug 1997­Sep 2000; Staff Director House Subcommittee on
Energy May 2004­Mar 2006;
Jay
Cranford
Policy Advisor, Majority Leader Boehner Mar 2006­Dec 2006; Policy
Advisor, Minority Leader Boehner Jan 2007­Dec 2010; Asst Policy
Speaker Boehner Jan 2011­May 1, 2011
Mike
Catanzaro
Deputy Communications Director, House Science Committee; Press
Secretary, Rep. Dave Hobson; Communications Director Senate
Environment and Public Works; Associate Director for Policy, White
House Council on Environmental Protection;
Mike
Catanzaro
Associate Deputy Administrator ­ Environmental Protection Agency;
Deputy Staff Director, Senate Environmental & Public Works Committee;
Senior Policy Advisor, Speaker John Boehner
Doug
Schwartz
Policy Director/Counsel, Office of Conference Chairman 2009; Deputy
Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2009­2010; Staff
Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2010­2012;
Doug
Schwartz
Chief of Staff, Senate Republican Conference 2012­2014; Senior Advisor,
Senator John Thune 2014
John
Stipicevic
Intern/Staff Assistant, Majority Whip Roy Blunt, 2003­2006 Floor
Assistant, Republican Whip Roy Blunt, 2007­2008 Floor Assistant,
Republican Whip Eric Cantor, 2009­2010
John
Stipicevic
Director of Floor Operations, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, 2011­2014
Deputy Chief of Staff for Floor and Member Services, Majority Leader
Kevin McCarthy, 2014­2015
Amy
Wren
Staff assistant, Congressman Todd Tiahrt 1997­99; Conference
coordinator, House Republican Conference 1999­2000; Office Manager,
Majority Whip Tom Delay 2000­2003;
Amy
Wren
Finance Director, Majority Leader Tom Delay 2003­2005; Congressional
liaison, US Trade & Development Agency 2006­2010
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
TAX
ENG
12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Energy tax credits in general. Energy policy in general.
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either
actively participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises, plans, or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
Yes ­­> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above,
then proceed to line 14.
No ­­> Go to line 14.
Internet
Address:
Name
Address
Principal Place of Business
Street
City
FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
State/Province
Zip
Country
Code
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any
organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
No ­­> Sign and date the registration.
Yes ­­> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then
sign the registration.
Address
Name
Street
City
Signature
State/Province Country
Digitally Signed By: Steve Clark
Ownership
Principal place of business
Amount of contribution
(city and state or country)
for lobbying activities
Date
1/5/2017
9:44:56 AM