Why It Matters
The Pew Charitable Trusts has filed a new lobbying registration disclosure, bringing on Winn Strategies LLC to lobby on telecommunications issues. The LDA filing was registered in May 2025 and signed in May 2026.
Pew is a well-established policy organization with a broad footprint. This lobbying disclosure filing marks a new area of formal federal engagement for the organization. The move comes as Congress is actively debating telecommunications policy on multiple fronts, from broadband access to network security.
By The Numbers
The new lobbying registration lists no dollar amount for the filing period. The lobbying team is lean: just one lobbyist is named in the registration.
- Firm: Winn Strategies LLC
- Lobbyist: Chani Wiggins, who previously worked as a principal and has experience tied to former Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI-1)
Broader Context
The telecom policy landscape is active. Congress has been debating broadband deployment, network security, and regulatory modernization. Separately, Pew has been publicly engaged on other policy fronts. The organization was named as an endorser of H.R. 6644, the Housing for the 21st Century Act, in February 2026. It was also named as an endorser of the SHIFT Act, a fisheries and climate bill, in January 2026. Neither is related to the new telecom lobbying registration.
Between The Lines
Congressional telecom activity has been substantial. Relevant bills and hearings include:
- A March 2026 House Energy & Commerce hearing on modernizing the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in the context of AI
- The Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act, which passed a House subcommittee in November 2025
- A January 2026 Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on FirstNet reauthorization
- Multiple member communications on rural broadband deployment, including from Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Telecom security concerns stemming from the Salt Typhoon hack, with Sen. Cantwell pressing AT&T and Verizon on network vulnerabilities
These represent active legislative threads relevant to the telecom issue area named in Pew's lobbyist registration requirements filing.
The Bottom Line
Pew Charitable Trusts has filed a new lobbying registration with Winn Strategies LLC focused on telecommunications. The scope is narrow on paper: one firm, one lobbyist, one issue area. No specific legislative targets are named in the lobbying activity report. The telecom policy environment is busy, but Pew's precise objectives remain undefined in this disclosure.