Consolidated Communications

Related Organizations

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Consolidated Communications Company
Consolidated Communications Inc.
SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS
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Nate Solo

Lobbying Representations

This list shows when this lobbyist testified in a hearing, who they were representing and which bill was involved. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.

Date	Lobbyist	Bill	Hearing	Testimony
August 27, 2018	Pamela Loomis	SB 460	Appropriations	Testimony Link
June 26, 2018	Pamela Loomis	SB 822	Privacy and Consumer Protection	Testimony Link
June 20, 2018	Pamela Loomis	SB 822	Communications and Conveyance	Testimony Link
May 14, 2018	Pamela Loomis	SB 822	Appropriations	Testimony Link
April 17, 2018	Pamela Loomis	SB 822	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
August 10, 2016	Pamela Loomis	SB 1017	Appropriations	Testimony Link
June 29, 2016	Pamela Loomis	SB 512	Utilities and Commerce	Testimony Link
June 29, 2016	Pamela Loomis	SB 1017	Utilities and Commerce	Testimony Link

Bill Alignment

Bill Alignments represents this person's position on legislation and, where it applies, the organization they were representing. These positions are captured from in-person testimony and written positions that have been submitted to committees. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
AB 965: Local government: broadband permit applications.	Self	Support
Jul 12, 2023Senate Standing Committee on Governance and Finance		Support

Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 822: Communications: broadband Internet access service.	Self	Against
Aug 30, 2018Assembly Floor		Against
Aug 22, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Communications and Conveyance		Against
Aug 21, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Communications and Conveyance		Against
May 26, 2018Senate Floor		Against
May 14, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations		Against
Apr 17, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against
SB 460: Communications: broadband Internet access service: state agencies.	Self	Against
Aug 27, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations		Against
Aug 23, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection		Against
Aug 22, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Communications and Conveyance		Against
Aug 22, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Communications and Conveyance		Against
Aug 21, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Communications and Conveyance		Against
Jan 24, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary		Against
Jan 11, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against
Jan 10, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against
AB 2652: Telecommunications: universal service.	Self	Against
AB 375: Privacy: personal information: businesses.	Self	Against
Jul 17, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary		Against
AB 304: Public Utilities Commission: proceedings: intervenor compensation.	Self	Against

Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 822: Agricultural pest control: citrus disease prevention: monthly assessment.	Self	Against
Jun 26, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection		Against
Jun 20, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Communications and Conveyance		Against
SB 1017: Public Utilities Commission: public availability of utility supplied documents: judicial review.	Self	NA
Aug 10, 2016Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations		NA
Jun 29, 2016Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce		Against
Jun 29, 2016Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce		Against
May 23, 2016Senate Floor		Against
SB 512: Public Utilities Commission.	Self	Against
Jun 29, 2016Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce		Against
SB 1250: Telecommunications: Warren-911-Emergency Assistance Act: notification of rural outages.	Self	Against
Jun 1, 2016Senate Floor		Against
Apr 5, 2016Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against
AB 2795: Telephony: unlisted numbers.	Self	Against
Apr 27, 2016Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce		Against

Financials

Below is a list of financial exchanges between this organization and receivers including campaign donations, gifts, independent expenditures or travel expenses.

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Total org contributions to all receivers from All

$71,798

Giver	Given By	Receiver	Transaction Type	Date	Amount
Consolidated Communications	SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS	Roger Niello	Candidate Donations	Nov 3, 2010	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS	Beth Gaines	Candidate Donations	Apr 18, 2011	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS	Roger Dickinson	Candidate Donations	Apr 22, 2011	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS	Ted Gaines	Candidate Donations	Apr 4, 2012	$1,500
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Consolidated Communications	SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS	Beth Gaines	Candidate Donations	May 14, 2012	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS	Beth Gaines	Candidate Donations	Oct 10, 2012	$3,900
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Consolidated Communications	SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS	Ted Gaines	Candidate Donations	Nov 5, 2012	$1,500
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications Company	Beth Gaines	Candidate Donations	Oct 17, 2013	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Richard Pan	Candidate Donations	Feb 7, 2014	$500
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Ted Gaines	Candidate Donations	Apr 28, 2014	$3,000
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications Company	Beth Gaines	Candidate Donations	Jul 24, 2014	$1,500
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications Company	Beth Gaines	Candidate Donations	Oct 23, 2014	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Roger Dickinson	Candidate Donations	Oct 25, 2014	$500
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Kevin De Leon	Candidate Donations	Oct 30, 2014	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications Company	Beth Gaines	Candidate Donations	Feb 26, 2015	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Ted Gaines	Candidate Donations	Nov 13, 2015	$4,200
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Ted Gaines	Candidate Donations	Sep 12, 2017	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Kevin Kiley	Candidate Donations	Dec 12, 2017	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Ted Gaines	Candidate Donations	Apr 13, 2018	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Kevin Kiley	Candidate Donations	Sep 28, 2018	$500
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Kevin Kiley	Candidate Donations	Apr 19, 2019	$500
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Kevin Kiley	Candidate Donations	Feb 28, 2020	$500
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Tasha Boerner	Candidate Donations	Apr 18, 2023	$1,000
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Consolidated Communications	Consolidated Communications	Joe Patterson	Candidate Donations	Jun 23, 2023	$500
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