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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
b2fa7a6c-b321-4c2b-ac38-0633b6ac2f1a
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-13 20:41:32
Income (reported)
$30,000
Expenses (reported)
—
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC

Law Firm, Government Relations

Contact
ROGER SZEMRAJ
Phone
+1 202-412-7311
Address
zip:20006, city:Washington, state:DC, street:2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 4003

Client

AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WESTERN PISTACHIO ASSOCIATION)

Non-profit trade association representing members in California, Arizona, and New Mexico

State
CA
Country
US
Effective date
2023-01-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

AGR — Agriculture

Farm Bill - specialty crop and research provisions.

Lobbyists: PHILIP C KARSTING (covered position: Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen.Herb Kohl); mr ROGER R SZEMRAJ (covered position: House Approps Committee; CoS of Rep. Marcy Kaptur); ERIC STEINER (covered position: Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA); mr BEN EDWARD DASH

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations bill

Lobbyists: PHILIP C KARSTING (covered position: Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen.Herb Kohl); mr ROGER R SZEMRAJ (covered position: House Approps Committee; CoS of Rep. Marcy Kaptur); ERIC STEINER (covered position: Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA); mr BEN EDWARD DASH

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

FOO — Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Farm Bill; FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations bill

Lobbyists: mr ROGER R SZEMRAJ (covered position: House Approps Committee; CoS of Rep. Marcy Kaptur); PHILIP C KARSTING (covered position: Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen.Herb Kohl); ERIC STEINER (covered position: Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA); mr BEN EDWARD DASH

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)

Farm Bill; Agricultural Trade Policy

Lobbyists: PHILIP C KARSTING (covered position: Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen.Herb Kohl); mr ROGER R SZEMRAJ (covered position: House Approps Committee; CoS of Rep. Marcy Kaptur); ERIC STEINER (covered position: Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA); mr BEN EDWARD DASH

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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