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Best Buy BBY's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $220K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $980K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Taxation/Internal Revenue Code and Trade (Domestic & Foreign).

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Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$980K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Best Buy lobbying by quarter
Best Buy lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$340K2
Q1 2023$520K2
Q2 2023$270K2
Q3 2023$240K2
Q4 2023$370K2
Q1 2024$400K2
Q2 2024$230K2
Q3 2024$290K2
Q4 2024$680K2
Q1 2025$630K2
Q2 2025$570K3
Q3 2025$275K3
Q4 2025$280K3
Q1 2026$480K3
Q2 2026$220K3
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Taxation$834.3K · 30 reports
  • Trade$799.3K · 28 reports
  • Health issues$654.3K · 24 reports
  • Financial institutions and securities$599.3K · 21 reports
  • Banking$524.3K · 15 reports
  • Environment and Superfund$524.3K · 15 reports
  • Law enforcement and criminal justice$500.9K · 14 reports
  • Transportation$441.3K · 12 reports
  • Consumer protection and safety$327.9K · 17 reports
  • Immigration$266.8K · 9 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$157.9K · 6 reports
  • Defense$74.9K · 3 reports
  • Education$74.9K · 3 reports
  • Economic development$15K · 1 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • SENATE23 reports
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES22 reports
  • Federal Reserve System13 reports
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)13 reports
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)9 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of7 reports
  • Natl Economic Council (NEC)6 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)3 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)3 reports
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)2 reports
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)1 reports
  • Energy, Dept of1 reports
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseBest Buy$4.9M15 quarters
Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid$900K15 quarters
K&L Gates$35K5 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
AUSTEN JENSENCOS, Rep. Patrick McHenry (Aug. 2014-Aug. 2015); DCOS/LD, Rep. Robert Pettinger (Jan. 2013-July 2014); DCOS/LD, Rep. Frank Guinta (Jan. 2011-Jan. 2013); LA, Rep. Patrick McHenry (Feb. 2006-Jan. 2011)Q2 2026
CONNOR CROWLEYLegislative Aide/Legislative Assistant/Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Kelly Armstrong (Jan. 2019-March 2023); Staff Assistant, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Feb. 2015-Feb. 2017); Staff Assistant/Scheduler, Rep. Jon Runyan (July 2014-Jan. 2015)Q2 2026
JANELLE MCCLURELegislative Director, Rep. Colin Allred (Jan. 2019-Feb. 2021); Leg. Counsel, Sen. Claire McCaskill (March 2016-Jan. 2019); LA, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Aug. 2012-April 2014); LC, Sen. Claire McCaskill (Jan. 2011-Jan. 2012)Q2 2026

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/19for Q2K&L GatesUnder $5,000
07/17for Q2In-house$160K
07/08for Q2Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid$60K
04/20for Q1In-house$420K
04/19for Q1K&L GatesUnder $5,000
04/09for Q1Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid$60K
01/15for Q4 2025In-house$220K
01/14for Q4 2025Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid$60K
01/12for Q4 2025K&L GatesUnder $5,000
25/10/20for Q3 2025K&L Gates$5,000
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$210K
25/10/16for Q3 2025Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid$60K
25/07/20for Q2 2025In-house$480K
25/07/20for Q2 2025K&L Gates$30K
25/07/15for Q2 2025Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid$60K
25/06/09for Q2 2025K&L GatesUnder $5,000
25/04/18for Q1 2025In-house$570K
25/04/15for Q1 2025Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid$60K
25/01/17for Q4 2024In-house$620K
25/01/14for Q4 2024Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid$60K