Nebraska Legislature - Lobbyist Reporting Application

FORM
A-R

NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A LOBBYIST

Dec 22, 2025

(This report is required to be filed on or before December 31 of each calendar year.)
49-1480.01(3)

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

Andersen, Matt

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

9445 Rokeby Road

Permanent Residence (Street, Box, or Route)

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68526

City

State

Zip

Office Phone

(402) 473-3203

Home Phone

Email Address

mandersen@les.com

PRINCIPAL {49-1480(2)}

Name

Lincoln Electric System

Office Phone

(402) 475-4211

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

9445 Rokeby Road

Official to Whom Lobbyist is Accountable

Shelley Sahling-Zart

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68526

Nature of Business {49-1480(3)}

Electric Utility

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

IDENTIFICATION of MATTERS on which principal or lobbyist expects to lobby: {49-1480(5)} energy issues, eminent domain, open meetings, public records, municipal government

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:
Public Electric Utility

Names and addresses of principal's officers:

Shelley Sahling-Zart, Vice President and General Counsel, 9445 Rokeby Rd, Lincoln, NE 68526

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)}

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

Matt Andersen

Lobbyist Name

Dec 22, 2025

Date