Nebraska Legislature - Lobbyist Reporting Application

FORM
A

NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A LOBBYIST

Oct 9, 2025

Clerk of the Legislature
Room 2014, State Capitol
PO Box 94604
Lincoln, NE 68509-4604
Phone: (402) 471-2608

For Calendar Year of:

Amended Registration

Lobbyist Registration Fee:
{49-1480.01}

Compensated

$300.00

(If you are a salaried employee of your principal, you are a compensated lobbyist.)

Not Compensated

$15.00

(File a Form E for quarterly report exemption. You are not exempt from the Form D Activity Report.)

PLEASE FILL IN ALL BLANKS

LOBBYIST {49-1480(1)}

Name

Edson, Dean E.

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

8100 South 15th, Suite B

Permanent Residence (Street, Box, or Route)

4648 Birch Creek Drive

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68512

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68516

Office Phone

(402) 471-7670

Home Phone

(402) 474-5723

Email Address

dedson@nrdnet.org

PRINCIPAL {49-1480(2)}

Name

Nebraska Association of Resources Districts

Office Phone

(402) 471-7670

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

8100 South 15th, Suite B

Official to Whom Lobbyist is Accountable

Martin Graff

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68512

Nature of Business {49-1480(3)}

Trade Association for Nebraska's NRDs.

AMOUNTS GIVEN or to be given to lobbyist as compensation or reimbursement of lobbying: {49-1480(3)}. Please state the basis for your compensation.
3,750.00 Per Quarter

IDENTIFICATION of MATTERS on which principal or lobbyist expects to lobby: {49-1480(5)} Issues involving natural resources protection, NRD governance and funding

I am lobbying on behalf of a Chinese military company and thereby acting as an agent of a foreign adversary of the United States. {49-1480 (1)(a)(vi)}

Description of industry, trade, profession, or interests and groups represented by the principal:
NRDs are local political subdivisions.

Names and addresses of principal's officers:

Martin Graff, President
515 North Walnut Street
Ainsworth, NE 69210

Ryan Reuter, Vice President
340434 CR M
Minature, NE 69356

Mason Hoffman, Secretary/Treasurer
750 South Juniata Ave
Juniata, NE 68955

GIVE NAME and ADDRESS of any OFFICIAL in the Legislative or Executive Branch and of any members of any such official's staff or immediate family who is employed by you or by anyone acting on your behalf: {49-1480(8)}

NONE

I certify that all information presented in this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Dean E. Edson

Lobbyist Name

Oct 9, 2025

Date