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Registration · 2026

Filing UUID
21c2f4c6-366d-4768-8bbf-4876b87c06b5
Type
RR — Registration
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-03-16 13:50:48
Income (reported)
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Government Relations Firm

Contact
TORY SENDEK
Phone
+1 202-844-3813
Address
zip:20024, city:Washington, state:DC, street:1000 Maine Avenue SW Suite 400

Client

RED RIVER CREEK MINING GROUP, LLC

Red River Creek Mining Group, LLC develops and distributes minerals.

State
WY
Country
US
Effective date
2026-02-25

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

DEF — Defense

Federal permitting and funding for domestic critical and rare earth mineral mining and processing; related Trump Administration defense and national security requirements; Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act and defense / non - defense appropriation; procurement and sales to the federal government.

Lobbyists: LUCIA ALONZO (covered position: Constituent Services Representative, Legislative Correspondent, Policy Aide, Sen. Claire McCaskill) [new]; mr ERIK MICHAEL BERDY (covered position: Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Legislative Affairs; Legislative Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army; Deputy Military Legislative Assistant, Sen. James Inhofe) [new]; BRITTAN SPECHT (covered position: Counsel, Dep Chief of Staff, Hse Speaker; Policy Dir, Dep Policy Dir, Hse Min Leader.; Sr Policy Adv., Hse Maj. Leader; Policy Dr, RSC; Dep Chief of Staff Rep McClintock, Leg Asst & Financial Analyst, Rep. McClintock) [new]; JASON YAWORSKE (covered position: Sr Policy Advisor, Hse Speaker; Clerk, Sen Appropriations Cmt,; Assoc. Dir., Off. Management & Budget; Chief of Staff, Rep Davidson; Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Rep. King) [new]; PRESTON HILL (covered position: Sr Policy Advisor, House Speaker; Sr. Policy Advisor, Policy Advisor, House Minority Leader; Special Assistant, House Majority Leader) [new]

MAN — Manufacturing

Federal permitting and funding for domestic critical and rare earth mineral mining and processing; related Trump Administration defense and national security requirements; Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act and defense / non - defense appropriation; procurement and sales to the federal government.

Lobbyists: LUCIA ALONZO (covered position: Constituent Services Representative, Legislative Correspondent, Policy Aide, Sen. Claire McCaskill) [new]; mr ERIK MICHAEL BERDY (covered position: Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Legislative Affairs; Legislative Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army; Deputy Military Legislative Assistant, Sen. James Inhofe) [new]; BRITTAN SPECHT (covered position: Counsel, Dep Chief of Staff, Hse Speaker; Policy Dir, Dep Policy Dir, Hse Min Leader.; Sr Policy Adv., Hse Maj. Leader; Policy Dr, RSC; Dep Chief of Staff Rep McClintock, Leg Asst & Financial Analyst, Rep. McClintock) [new]; JASON YAWORSKE (covered position: Sr Policy Advisor, Hse Speaker; Clerk, Sen Appropriations Cmt,; Assoc. Dir., Off. Management & Budget; Chief of Staff, Rep Davidson; Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Rep. King) [new]; PRESTON HILL (covered position: Sr Policy Advisor, House Speaker; Sr. Policy Advisor, Policy Advisor, House Minority Leader; Special Assistant, House Majority Leader) [new]

NAT — Natural Resources

Federal permitting and funding for domestic critical and rare earth mineral mining and processing; related Trump Administration defense and national security requirements; Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act and defense / non - defense appropriation; procurement and sales to the federal government.

Lobbyists: LUCIA ALONZO (covered position: Constituent Services Representative, Legislative Correspondent, Policy Aide, Sen. Claire McCaskill) [new]; mr ERIK MICHAEL BERDY (covered position: Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Legislative Affairs; Legislative Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army; Deputy Military Legislative Assistant, Sen. James Inhofe) [new]; BRITTAN SPECHT (covered position: Counsel, Dep Chief of Staff, Hse Speaker; Policy Dir, Dep Policy Dir, Hse Min Leader.; Sr Policy Adv., Hse Maj. Leader; Policy Dr, RSC; Dep Chief of Staff Rep McClintock, Leg Asst & Financial Analyst, Rep. McClintock) [new]; JASON YAWORSKE (covered position: Sr Policy Advisor, Hse Speaker; Clerk, Sen Appropriations Cmt,; Assoc. Dir., Off. Management & Budget; Chief of Staff, Rep Davidson; Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Rep. King) [new]; PRESTON HILL (covered position: Sr Policy Advisor, House Speaker; Sr. Policy Advisor, Policy Advisor, House Minority Leader; Special Assistant, House Majority Leader) [new]

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