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Burning Man lights up Washington

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 24, 2019

Burning Man has officially entered the lobbying fray.

Burning Man Project, the nonprofit behind Burning Man, chose law firm Holland & Knight for its lobbying debut, according to a recent disclosure. In April, the group announced that the annual desert arts event faced an "existential threat" from the Bureau of Land Management over issues with its environmental impact.

The five-person lobbying team is focused on permitting issues and includes Kathryn Lehman, formerly chief of staff to the House Republican Conference; Paul Bock, previously chief to retired Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and the Senate Special Committee on Aging; and Scott Mason, who led congressional-relations efforts on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and during the subsequent transition. The law firm's lobbying disclosure comes just two weeks after RollCall reported that Burning Man was seeking a government-affairs coordinator.