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500 E. Overland
El Paso, Texas 79901
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Phone (915) 546-2218
Fax (915) 546-8126
ethics@epcounty.com
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LOBBYISTS
Registered Lobbyists 2026| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Richard E. Dayoub | President | Thunderbird Management Consulting, LLC. | January 5, 2026 | December 31, 2026 |
| William V Smith Jr | Government and Public Affairs Manager | Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Subsidiaries | January 8, 2026 | December 31, 2026 |
| Marisa Marquez | Partner | FORMA Group LLC | January 8, 2026 | December 31, 2026 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Carlos A. Martinez | Director, External & Legislative Affairs | AT&T | January 29, 2025 | December 31, 2025 |
| Mark Smith | Founding Partner | Mark Smith Public Affairs | February 3, 2025 | December 31, 2025 |
| Marisa Marquez | Partner | FORMA Group LLC | May 15, 2025 | December 31, 2025 |
| Richard E. Dayoub | President and CEO | Thunderbird Management Consulting, LLC | January 9, 2024 | December 31, 2025 |
| William V Smith Jr. | Government and Public Affairs Manager | Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Subsidiaries | January 14, 2025 | December 31, 2025 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Carlos A. Martinez | Director of External and Legislative Affairs | AT&T | January 3, 2024 | December 31, 2024 |
| William V. Smith Jr. | Government and Public Affairs Manager | Refinery | January 17, 2024 | December 31, 2024 |
| Mark A. Smith | Founder | MSPA | February 7, 2024 | December 31, 2024 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Richard E. Dayoub | President and CEO | Thunderbird Management Consulting, LLC | January 4, 2023 | December 31, 2023 |
| Mark Smith | Founder | Mark Smith Public Affairs | January 9, 2023 | December 31, 2023 |
| Benedict Semmes | Project Director | Grid United Texas LLC | February 8, 2023 | December 31, 2023 |
| Ricardo Armendariz | Partner | FORMA Group, LLC | May 15, 2023 | December 31, 2023 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Mark A. Smith | Founder | Mark Smith Public Affairs | January 12, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |
| Carlos A. Martinez | Director, External Legislative Affairs | AT&T | January 04, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |
| Richard E. Dayoub | CEO | Thunderbird Management Consulting, LLC | January 04, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |
| Marisa Marquez | Partner | FORMA Group, LLC | May 31, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |
| Ricardo Armendariz | Partner | FORMA Group, LLC | May 31, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| William V. Smith Jr. | Government and Public Affairs Manager | Refinery | January 11, 2021 | December 31, 2021 |
| Mark A. Smith | Founding Partner | Mark Smith Public Affairs | January 11, 2021 | December 31, 2021 |
| Ricardo Armendariz | Partner | The Forma Group, LLC | January 04, 2021 | December 31, 2021 |
| Marisa Marquez | Partner | The Forma Group, LLC | January 04, 2021 | December 31, 2021 |
| Richard E. Dayoub | CEO | Thunderbird Management Consulting, LLC | January 04, 2021 | December 31, 2021 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Juan D. Salinas | AVP | AT&T | February 19, 2020 | December 31, 2020 |
| Richard E. Dayoub | CEO | Thunderbird Management Consulting, LLC | January 16, 2020 | December 31, 2020 |
| William V. Smith Jr. | Government and Public Affairs Manager | Refinery | January 02, 2020 | December 31, 2020 |
| Mark A. Smith | Founding Partner | Mark Smith Public Affairs | January 13, 2020 | December 31, 2020 |
| Marisa Marquez | Partner | FORMA Group, LLC | February 10, 2020 | December 31, 2020 |
| Ricardo Armendariz | Partner | FORMA Group, LLC | February 10, 2020 | December 31, 2020 |
| Jo Cassandra Cuevas | Consultant | The De Cuevas Co. | March 12, 2020 | December 31, 2020 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Gilbert Gonzalez | Account Executive | Equivant Software / Gonzalez Consulting | September 24, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| Ray Mancera | President | Mancera Group | May 30, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| Jose X. Bañales | CEO | Project Amistad | May 28, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| Mark Smith | Founding Partner | El Paso Lobby Group | January 11, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| Irma O. Bocanegra | Area Manager | AT & T | January 4, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| Richard E. Dayoub | CEO | Thunderbird Management Consulting, LLC | January 4, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| Shannon M. Clouse | Senior Vice President | Banc of America Public Capital Corp | January 2, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| Ed Leahy | Director of Community Solutions | Adapt Pharma, Inc. | January 2, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| William V. Smith Jr. | Government and Public Affairs Manager | Refinery | January 2, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Donald Lee | President | Don Lee Services, Inc | November 5, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Shannon M. Clouse | Senior Vice President | Banc of America Public Capital Corp | December 18, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Lee A. McCormick | President | Lone Star PACE | June 6, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Rozzane Andrea Chavez | Associate | B2G Advisors | May 22, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Yolanda Giner | Attorney | Gordon Davis Johnson Shane P.C. | May 09, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Paulina Lopez | Director of Policy, Government Relations | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | March 12, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Irma Bocanegra | Area Manager | AT & T | January 26, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Mark Smith | Founding Partner | El Paso Lobby Group | January 26, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| William V. Smith Jr. | Government and Public Affairs Manager | Andeavor | January 22, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Kevin Cardoza | Vice President of Government Relations | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | January 23, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| David M Jerome | President and CEO | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | January 23, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Andrea Margaret Ramirez | COO-Social Service Programs | Project Amistad | January 18, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Richard E. Dayoub | Principal | Thunderbird Management Consulting, LLC | January 4, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Steve Ortega | CEO | Law Office of Steve Ortega | November 1, 2017 | December 31, 2017 |
| Ed Leahy | Director of Community Solutions | Adapt Pharma, Inc. | August 9, 2017 | December 31, 2017 |
| Guillermo R. Sotomayor | Consultant | Richard Aguilar | May 11, 2017 | December 31, 2017 |
| Mark Smith | Founding Partner | MSPA | February 9, 2017 | December 31, 2017 |
| Dionicio Flores | President/Owner | Flores Media Consulting | February 2, 2017 | December 31, 2017 |
| Jose L. Lopez | CEO | Lopez Marketing Group | January 4, 2017 | December 31, 2017 |
| Irma O. Bocanegra | Area Manager | AT&T | January 19, 2017 | December 31, 2017 |
| Leo Aguirre | Owner | Target Texas | January 24th, 2017 | December 31st, 2017 |
| John Roth | Director of Client Services | Correct Care Solutions | January 24th, 2017 | December 31st, 2017 |
| Kevin Johnson | Director of Business Development | Correct Care Solutions | January 24th, 2017 | December 31st, 2017 |
| Richard E. Dayoub | President and CEO | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | January 30th, 2017 | December 31st, 2017 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Richard Cowan | Regional Director | Coalition Against Biggert Trucks | October 18, 2016, 2016 | December 31st, 2016. |
| Irma O. Bocanegra | Area Manager | AT&T | January 19th, 2016 | December 31st, 2016. |
| Mark Smith | Founding Partner | Smith Public Affairs | January 14th, 2016 | December 31st, 2016. |
| Richard Dayoub | President and CEO | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | January 25th,2016 | December 31st, 2016 |
| Rosario Fernandez | Chief operating Officer Transportation | Project Amistad | February 25, 2016 | December 31st, 2016 |
| Dalia De Los Santos | HR Director | Project Amistad | February 25, 2016 | December 31st, 2016 |
| Andrea Ramirez | COO - Social Services | Project Amistad | February 25, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| Dionicio Flores | President & Owner | HNTV-El Paso | March 3, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| Michelle Vela | Guardianship Program Manager | Project Amistad | March 8, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| Claudia Tarango | Guardianship Program Manager | Project Amistad | March 8, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| Yolanda Giner | Attorney | Gordon David Johnson & Shane P.C. | May 3, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| Jose L. Lopez | CEO | LMG Marketing Group | May 11th, 2016 | December 31st, 2016 |
| Jackie Butler | Vice President, Gov. Relations & Education | Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | January 26, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| Hunter Stanco | Financial Services | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC | July 27, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| Hector M. Montes | Communications Director | American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees 59 | September 29, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| David Guzman | Field Representative | American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 59 | September 29, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Shawn Spencer | Southern Region Manager | TASER International Inc. | February 11, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Peter Arthur “Art” Fierro | Government Relations | Life Ambulance | February 19, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Ricardo Armendariz | Managing Partner | Forma Group, LLC | February 19, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Richard Dayoub | President and CEO | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | March 18, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Irma O. Bocanegra | Regional Director-External Affairs | AT&T | March 24, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Christopher B. Montoya | Treasurer | YISD Game Changers | April 1, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Stephen Ellsesser | Director of Policy and Programs | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | May 5, 2015 | December 31, 2015. |
| Jacqueline Butler | Vice President of Government Relations | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | May 5, 2015 | December 31, 2015. |
| Anne Billingsley | Manager, Government Affairs | ONEOK | May 6, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Charlie McNabb | Attorney / Land Developer | GeltMore / Aldea | May 7, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Raymundo "Ray" Mancera | President | Mancera Group | May 28, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Mark Smith | Founding Partner | Smith Public Affairs | July 7, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Vibert Letroy Skeete | Founder, Convener & Chief Volunteer | The George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Volunteer Club | September 2, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| James Martin Grace Jr. | Greenberg Traurig | Shareholder | September 2, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| David Franklin Jackson Jr. | American Traffic Solutions | Vice President of Business Development | September 2, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Smith, Mark A. | Founding Partner | Smith Public Affairs | January 7, 2014 | December 31, 2014 |
| Stevens, Marybeth | AVP-Ext. Affairs & Public Relations | El Paso Electric | January 3, 2014 | December 31, 2014 |
| Dayoub, Richard E. | President & CEO | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | February 12, 2014 | December 31, 2014 |
| McNabb, Charlie | Attorney | Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane, P.C. | May 14, 2014 | December 31, 2014 |
| Viramontes, Fernando | Area Manager | TNT Fireworks | June 5, 2014 | December 31, 2014 |
| Schaffner, Russell | Sr. Public Policy Consultant | Dean International, Inc. | July 24, 2014 | December 31, 2014 |
| Yanez, Getsemani | Political & Legislative Advocate | American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) | July 24, 2014 | December 31, 2014 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Dayoub, Richard E. | President & CEO | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | April 11, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| Skinner, Charles Wesley | President | Skinner Industries | February 27, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| Smith, Mark A. | Founding Partner | Smith Public Affairs | January 14, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| Stevens, Marybeth | AVP-Ext. Affairs & Public Relations | El Paso Electric | January 23, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| Armendariz, Ricardo | Managing Partner | Formagroup, LLC | August 12, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| Fierro, Art | Government Relations | Life Ambulance | June 6, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Smith, Mark A. | Founding Partner | Smith Public Affairs | January 13, 2012 | December 31, 2012 |
| Soto, Roy | Vice President | RLR Resources | January 26, 2012 | December 31, 2012 |
| Skinner, Charles Wesley | President | Skinner Industries | February 27, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| Dayoub, Richard E. | President & CEO | The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce | April 11, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| Lobbyists Name | Title | Firm Name | Registered Date | Expiration Date |
| Smith, Mark A. | Founding Partner | Smith Public Affairs | September 2, 2011 | December 31, 2011 |
| Wilson, Thomas | President | T. Wilson & Associates | September 7, 2011 | December 31, 2011 |
| Aguilar, Carlos | Owner, Consultant | Aguilar & Associates | September 19, 2011 | December 31, 2011 |
| Akers, Loretta S. | Consultant | Aguilar & Associates | September 16, 2011 | December 31, 2011 |
| Roy Soto | VP | RLR Resources | November 2, 2011 | December 31, 2011 |
| Charles Wesley Skinner | President | Skinner Industries | November 10, 2011 | December 31, 2011 |
