Lobbyist

BERNSTEIN, RYAN

COVERED POSITION(S)
  • DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AND CHIEF OF STAFF TO SENATOR JOHN HOEVEN
  • DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AND CHIEF OF STAFF, SENATOR JOHN HOEVEN

FILINGS KEY

Client Is Connected to China as Indicated in Filing
Client Is Connected to China as per Heritage Foundation Analysis
No Known Client Connection to China
Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of April 24, 2026
Associated Filings (53)

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
KION NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
KION GROUP AG
Germany
100
WEICHAI POWER
China
46.5

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Client
LIBRA SOLUTIONS LP

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
W&T OFFSHORE INC

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
AMERICAN EFFICIENT LLC

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS INC BESI

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
DEVRY UNIVERSITY

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
KALEO

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
LITHOS CARBON

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
NEIGHBORS BANK

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
PERDUE FOODS LLC

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SUKEY AND GIL GARCETTI

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
TIRE PROS FRANCORP LLC

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
FRED AND CINDY WARMBIER

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
HASCOR INTERNATIONAL GROUP

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
HERTZ GLOBAL

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BANK OF AMERICA NA

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
FULTON COUNTY

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
JOERNS HEALTHCARE

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
NATIVE MAINE OPERATIONS INC

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
RENFRO CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
LIVING STONE EQUITY CO. LIMITED
Hong Kong
25

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
APPAREO SYSTEMS LLC

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SFE HOLDINGS LLC

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
THOMPSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
PRA GROUP

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2000

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Mcguirewoods filed this registration filing in 2000. At that point, Smithfield was not owned by a Chinese entity; WH Group purchased Smithfield only in 2012. In 2013, McGuirewoods filed a quarterly filing that added Shanghui International Holdings Limited, a Hong-Kong-based entity, as a foreign entity

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