Nebraska Legislature - Lobbyist Reporting Application

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NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A LOBBYIST

Dec 29, 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
Date Amended: Jan 5, 2026

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

Ficke, Melissa

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

4024 Locust Street

Permanent Residence (Street, Box, or Route)

4024 Locust Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68516

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68516

Office Phone

(402) 219-1677

Home Phone

(402) 219-1677

Email Address

melissa@duganconsult.com

PRINCIPAL {49-1480(2)}

Name

Cicero Action

Office Phone

(512) 815-2028

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

2112 Rio Grande Street

Official to Whom Lobbyist is Accountable

Nick James

City

Austin

State

Zip

78705

Nature of Business {49-1480(3)}

Public Safety, solutions to homelessness, and innovation in governance

AMOUNTS GIVEN or to be given to lobbyist as compensation or reimbursement of lobbying: {49-1480(3)}. Please state the basis for your compensation.
3,000.00 Per Month

IDENTIFICATION of MATTERS on which principal or lobbyist expects to lobby: {49-1480(5)} Issues identified by the client

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:
the public, businesses, homeless, public support agencies

Names and addresses of principal's officers:

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.

Melissa Ficke

Lobbyist Name

Jan 5, 2026

Date