Paid intermediary moving drafts, amendments and coalition material through California offices

Capitol Connection

Capitol Connection, legally capconn LLC, was 5Rights Foundation's paid lobbying contractor for the 2022 California Age-Appropriate Design Code campaign. Its Foreign Agents Registration Act filing contains the engagement contract, reported receipts and activity logs, exposing practical work behind the legislative advocacy.

Documented activity

The contract covered May–September 2022 at US$10,000 a month; five reported US$10,000 receipts total US$50,000. Logs describe background-sheet drafts, proposed author amendments, a UK–California comparison chart and coalition-letter submissions. The client owned contract work, while specified nonpublic disclosure and expenses required consent or advance approval. The filing does not show a blanket editorial-approval clause or establish which party originated every transmitted amendment.

What the records show

5Rights FoundationCapitol Connection

$50k · paid lobbying contract

Services 2022; filed 27 Jun 2024

Contract for May-September2022 services at USD10,000/month; five USD10,000 receipts are reported over date ranges, not exact bank dates. Client owns contract work including drafts; specified nonpublic disclosure and expenses require consent/advance approval. No blanket editorial-approval clause or exercised output approval established. Neither a UK-government source nor the later2023 Oak award is established as this contract funding. Financial details: value: 50,000; currency: USD; kind: five registrant-reported receipts; period: Ranges June2-October4,2022 for May-September services; see filingp21

Capitol ConnectionCalifornia AB2273

Lobbying and amendment negotiation

May–September 2022

Registrant logs record actual background-sheet exchanges, proposed author amendments, coalition-letter submissions and negotiations in2022. Separately filed letters and California analyses supply work-product counterparts. Filing and transmission do not establish authorship or client approval of every item.

Further reading

5Rights–Capitol Connection: the 2022 operation now has a documentary middle

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What the connections say

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5Rights Foundation$50k · paid lobbying contractCapitol Connection

Services 2022; filed 27 Jun 2024

Contract for May-September2022 services at USD10,000/month; five USD10,000 receipts are reported over date ranges, not exact bank dates. Client owns contract work including drafts; specified nonpublic disclosure and expenses require consent/advance approval. No blanket editorial-approval clause or exercised output approval established. Neither a UK-government source nor the later2023 Oak award is established as this contract funding.

Financial details: value: 50,000; currency: USD; kind: five registrant-reported receipts; period: Ranges June2-October4,2022 for May-September services; see filingp21

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Capitol ConnectionLobbying and amendment negotiationCalifornia AB2273

May–September 2022

Registrant logs record actual background-sheet exchanges, proposed author amendments, coalition-letter submissions and negotiations in2022. Separately filed letters and California analyses supply work-product counterparts. Filing and transmission do not establish authorship or client approval of every item.

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