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Who Lobbies for Viasat Inc
Every firm filing a lobbying report has to name the individuals who worked the account and disclose the covered government positions they held. These are the people named on Viasat Inc's filings who came out of such a job.
What VSAT spends on lobbying →Former staff lobbying
17
Members they worked for
14
named unambiguously
Position named as filed
11
agency or committee, not a member
Latest filing
2026
Former staff now lobbying
Sorted by how many members someone worked for. The chips in the last column are the other companies each person is also registered for.
| Lobbyist | Previously worked for |
|---|---|
| Christopher JaardaSr. Policy Advisor, Cnsl., Rep. Mike Johnson; Dep. Chief of Staff, Policy/Leg. Dir., Sen. Ted Cruz; Leg. Cnsl., Rep. Ken Buck; Chief Cnsl., Cnsl., Sen. Republican Policy Committee; Leg. Cnsl., LA, Sen. John Ensignfiled 2026VSAT | Mike Johnson· Sr. Policy Advisor, CnslTed Cruz· Dep. Chief of Staff, Policy/Leg. DirKen Buck· Leg. CnslJohn Ensign· Leg. Cnsl., LA |
| Mark PilandChief of Staff - Rep. Ralph Norman; Chief of Staff/Leg. Director/Senior Leg. Asst./Leg. Correspondent - Rep. Jim Bridenstine; Intern - Rep. Raul Labradorfiled 2026VSAT | Ralph Norman· Chief of StaffJim Bridenstine· Chief of Staff/Leg. Director/Senior Leg. Asst./Leg. CorrespondentRaúl R. Labrador· Intern |
| James WilliamsSen. Finance Cmte: Sr Tax/Econ Policy Adv & Tax/IRS Subcmte Staff Dir | Sen. Thune: Sr Policy/Tax/Trade Policy Adv | Sen. Roberts: Dep Leg Dir/Sr Econ Policy Adv | Sen. Hatch: Dep Leg Dir/Sr Policy Adv | Rep. Marchant: Leg Dir/Sr Policy Advfiled 2026VSAT | John Thune· : Sr Tax/Econ Policy Adv & Tax/IRS Subcmte Staff Dir |Kenny Marchant· : Dep Leg Dir/Sr Policy Adv | |
| John ScofieldDep Press Sec, US Sen Mark Hatfield; Press Sec, Rep. Frank LoBiondo; Comms Dir, House Appropsfiled 2026VSAT | Mark Hatfield· Dep Press SecFrank A. LoBiondo· Press Sec |
| Kate HullStaff Director for Senate HELP & Subcommittee on Aging, Sr. Legislative Assistant, Senator Tim Hutchinson, Legislative Staff, Senator Bill Cohenfiled 2026VSAT | Tim Hutchinson· Staff Director for Senate HELP & Subcommittee on Aging, Sr. Legislative AssistantWilliam Cohen· Legislative Staff |
| Michael ChappellPress Aide/Office Manager to Rep. Roger Wicker, Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Pickering, Special Projects Director, Rep. Pickeringfiled 2026VSAT | |
| Ashley DavisSpecial Assistant to the Homeland Security Director, Executive Office of the President; Deputy Director of Management and Administration, Executive Office of the Presidentfiled 2026VSAT | No member named |
| Jacobus VreeburgHouse Homeland Sec. Cmte.-Staff Asst., Dep. Parl., Parl., Rep. Messer-Leg. Dir., House Rep. Policy Cmte.-Staff Dir., NSC-Staff Officer, Acting Dep. Exec. Sec., Dep. Exec. Sec., House Rep. Conference-Policy Dir., Rep. Stefanik-Policy Dir., USUN-W-Dir.filed 2026VSAT | No member named |
| Jim BridenstineMember, United States House of Representatives; Administrator, NASAfiled 2026VSAT | No member named |
| Jim DavisMember, U.S. House of Representativesfiled 2026VSAT | No member named |
| Kathryn WallChief of Staff, National Space Council; Deputy Director of Scheduling, Office of the Vice Presidentfiled 2026VSAT | No member named |
| Kirsten ChadwickSpecial Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairsfiled 2026VSAT | No member named |
| Kristi RemingtonDeputy Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice; Senior Counsel, House Government Reform Committeefiled 2026VSAT | No member named |
| Larry BucshonMember, U.S. House of Representativesfiled 2026VSAT | No member named |
| Patrick CliftonSpecial Asst. to the President for Operations, Executive Office of the President, President Donald J. Trump (17-19)filed 2026VSAT | No member named |
| Roderick HallFAA Assistant Administrator for Government Affairs (2009-2015), Deputy Chief of Staff for Eddie Bernice Johnson (2006-2009)filed 2026VSAT | No member named |
| William BlalockConfidential Assistant to the Sec US Dept of Education, Special Assistant to the President, Deputy Director of Public Liaison, The White Housefiled 2026VSAT | No member named |
Source: quarterly LD-2 lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. A member is linked only where the filing names them unambiguously; positions naming an agency, a committee or a surname shared by several members are shown as filed but not linked. Moving from government to lobbying is lawful and disclosed, which is why it is possible to count it here at all.
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