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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2025 - 06/30/2025
Authorizing Officer name Joseph F. Wagner
Title Manager
Business name J Wagner Strategies, LLC
Address 131 Edward Street   
City, state, zip code Chicopee, MA 01020         
Country US
Phone 413-519-7377 

Client Compensation
NameAmount
Baystate Health, Inc. $18,000.00
Springfield Day Nursery Corporation $30,000.00
Eastern States Exposition $18,000.00
New England Collectors Association $18,000.00
New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association, Inc. $30,000.00
Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. $36,000.00
WinnDevelopment Company Limited Partnership $30,000.00
Health New England Inc $21,000.00
MASSACHUSETTS SHERIFFS ORGANIZATION INC $8,000.00
Total salaries received $209,000.00

 
Compensation/Salaries Paid
Lobbyist or Entity nameSalaries
Michael McCary $64,500.00
Joseph Wagner $135,000.00
Total salaries paid $199,500.00
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
No activities, bill numbers or bill titles were disclosed for this reporting period.
 
Operating Expenses
DateRecipientType of expenseAmount
05/28/2025 zoom.com Professional subscriptions $169.89
02/07/2025 Instatrac Professional subscriptions $4,882.00
01/29/2025 Massachusetts Hospital Association Advertising expenses $849.00
01/15/2025 Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau Advertising expenses $100.00
06/16/2025 State Affairs Inc. Professional subscriptions $3,500.00
  Total operating expenses $9,500.89
 
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
No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Lobbyist: Joseph Wagner
Client: MASSACHUSETTS SHERIFFS ORGANIZATION INC
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph Wagner
Client: Health New England Inc
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 4100 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph Wagner
Client: WinnDevelopment Company Limited Partnership
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph Wagner
Client: Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph Wagner
Client: New England Collectors Association
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 735 An Act relative to fairness in debt collection Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 363 An Act clarifying telephone solicitation Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2537 An Act relative to fairness in debt collection Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2551 An Act relative to fairness in debt collection Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Division of Banks (DOB) Conversations regarding the debt collection industry and proposed updates to 209 CMR Support $0.00 n/a
Executive Attorney Generals Office Conversations regarding the debt collection industry and 940 CMR Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 364 An Act relative to the collection of debt Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1275 An Act relative to fairness in debt collection Neutral $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph Wagner
Client: Eastern States Exposition
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 1455 An Act relative to the use of certain fairground properties Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2354 An Act relative to the use of certain fairground properties Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2566 An Act relative to mobile amusement equipment restraints Oppose $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph Wagner
Client: Springfield Day Nursery Corporation
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph Wagner
Client: Baystate Health, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2529 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph Wagner
Client: New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 78 An Act establishing the Massachusetts consumer data privacy act Neutral $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
DateLobbyist nameRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
06/10/2025 Joseph Wagner Velis Committee State Senator, Hampden and Hampshire District $200.00
06/11/2025 Joseph Wagner Spilka Committee State Senator, Middlesex and Norfolk District $200.00
06/14/2025 Joseph Wagner Michlewitz Committee Representative, 3rd Suffolk District $200.00
06/29/2025 Joseph Wagner Healey Committee Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts $200.00
   Total contributions $800.00
Lobbyist: Michael McCary
Client: Baystate Health, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2529 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Michael McCary
Client: Springfield Day Nursery Corporation
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Michael McCary
Client: Eastern States Exposition
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 2566 An Act relative to mobile amusement equipment restraints Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2354 An Act relative to the use of certain fairground properties Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1455 An Act relative to the use of certain fairground properties Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Michael McCary
Client: New England Collectors Association
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 2537 An Act relative to fairness in debt collection Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 735 An Act relative to fairness in debt collection Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 364 An Act relative to the collection of debt Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2551 An Act relative to fairness in debt collection Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Division of Banks (DOB) Conversations regarding the debt collection industry and proposed updates to 209 CMR Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 363 An Act clarifying telephone solicitation Support $0.00 n/a
Executive Attorney General's Office (AGO) Conversations regarding the debt collection industry and 940 CMR. Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1275 An Act relative to fairness in debt collection Neutral $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Michael McCary
Client: Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Michael McCary
Client: WinnDevelopment Company Limited Partnership
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Michael McCary
Client: Health New England Inc
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 4100 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Michael McCary
Client: MASSACHUSETTS SHERIFFS ORGANIZATION INC
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Michael McCary
Client: New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 78 An Act establishing the Massachusetts consumer data privacy act Neutral $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
DateLobbyist nameRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
05/05/2025 Michael McCary Mariano Committee Representative, 3rd Norfolk District $200.00
06/11/2025 Michael McCary Spilka Committee State Senator, Middlesex and Norfolk District $200.00
06/29/2025 Michael McCary Healey Committee Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts $200.00
   Total contributions $600.00
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