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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2018 - 12/31/2018

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
John V Fernandes	$59,525.48
Total salaries paid	$59,525.48

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Advertising expenses	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Photocopies, scans	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Computer equipment, supplies	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Professional dues	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Fax charges	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Internet fees	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Legal fees	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	USPS	Postage, shipping, delivery	$100.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	Staples	Office supplies, equipment	$150.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Printing expenses	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Public relations expenses	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	Dewey Square Group	Rent	$1,500.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Office and support staff salaries	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	Entity registration fee to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Professional subscriptions	$1,149.50
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Taxes	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	Verizon $200/Xfinity Mobile $100	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$300.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Other operating expenses	$0.00
		Total operating expenses	$3,199.50

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Sub-agent: John V Fernandes

Client: Sira Naturals, Inc.

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $44,225.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		Provided strategic advice regarding general executive compliance matters and local municipal marijuana compliance, by-law and town action. Attend the Cannabis Control Commission meetings on licensing and attend cannabis conferences.	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: John V Fernandes

Client: Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $18,499.98

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	2379	An Act financing fishing and farming investment	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2152	An Act relative to a cranberry wetland mitigation bank	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4041	An Act to protect Massachusetts pollinators	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4613	An Act promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2654	An Act relative to a cranberry bog renovation tax credit	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2153	An Act relative to the Farm Technology Review Commission	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4400	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activitie...	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2151	An Act relative to a cranberry water use transfer program	Support	$0.00	n/a
			Total amount	$0.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

Date	Lobbyist name	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
07/09/2018	John V Fernandes	Byron Rushing	Representative - 9th Suffolk	$200.00
08/21/2018	John V Fernandes	Joseph Early	Worcester County District Attorney	$200.00
08/23/2018	John V Fernandes	Evandro Carvalho	Suffolk County District Attorney	$200.00
08/30/2018	John V Fernandes	Aaron Michlewitz	Representative - 3rd Suffolk	$200.00
09/23/2018	John V Fernandes	Freedom for all Massachusetts Inc.	PAC	$250.00
10/18/2018	John V Fernandes	Committee for a Democratic Senate	PAC	$200.00
10/23/2018	John V Fernandes	Danielle Gregoire	Representative - 4th Middlesex	$200.00
10/23/2018	John V Fernandes	Dennis P. McManus	Worcester County Clerk of Courts	$100.00
			Total contributions	$1,550.00