Lobbying

Shopify SHOP's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $290K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $910K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Small Business and Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection.

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$910K
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

Shopify lobbying by quarter
Shopify lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$290K4
Q1 2023$370K4
Q2 2023$360K4
Q3 2023$330K4
Q4 2023$320K4
Q1 2024$310K4
Q2 2024$340K4
Q3 2024$350K4
Q4 2024$350K4
Q1 2025$350K4
Q2 2025$290K4
Q3 2025$300K4
Q4 2025$290K4
Q1 2026$330K4
Q2 2026$290K4
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Small business$1.2M · 60 reports
  • Consumer protection and safety$568.3K · 30 reports
  • Unemployment$530.1K · 28 reports
  • Computer industry$470.4K · 25 reports
  • Copyright, patent and trademark$447.1K · 16 reports
  • Banking$432.1K · 15 reports
  • Taxation$253K · 13 reports
  • Telecommunications$225K · 15 reports
  • Trade$199.9K · 13 reports
  • Environment and Superfund$198.9K · 8 reports
  • Financial institutions and securities$161.9K · 16 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$147.9K · 5 reports
  • Law enforcement and criminal justice$7,143 · 1 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES60 reports
  • SENATE60 reports
  • Small Business Administration (SBA)14 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)6 reports
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)5 reports
  • White House Office5 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseShopify$3.2M15 quarters
Invariant$750K15 quarters
The Joseph Group$450K15 quarters
Tiber Creek Group$450K15 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
CRISTINA FLORESSenior Protocol Officer, U.S. Department of State, and Director of Scheduling and Advance, U.S. Department of EducationQ2 2026
JEFF SADOSKYCommunications Director, Sen. Rob Portman (2010-2013); Communications Director, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (2008-2010); Press Secretary, Sen. Mike DeWine (2005-2006)Q2 2026
KEVIN JOSEPHHouse Energy and Commerce Committee 1987-1989 Senate Commerce Committee 1990-1999Q2 2026
JENNIFER HAYNESLeg. Dir, Sen Ernst(23-24); Prof. Staff Member, House Judiciary(23); Leg. Dir, Rep Issa(21-23); Rep Lesko: Leg. Dir(19-21); Sr. Leg. Asst(18-19); Leg. Correspondent, Sen Kennedy(17-18); Sen Cassidy: Leg. Correspondent(16-17); Dep. Scheduler(15-17)Q3 2025
THEODORE TANZERSr. Counsel, House Energy & Commerce (23-24); Counsel, Commissioner Feldman, US CPSC (19-22); Pro. Staff Member, Sen. Commerce Committee (19); Law Clerk, Sen. Commerce Committee (18-19); Fellow, Sen. Thune (18); Intern, Sen. Repub. Conference (18)Q4 2024
JOHN KIRKLAND TWOMEYChief of Staff, HHS Office of the Asst. Sec. for Legislation (2019-2021); Policy Adviser, HHS (2017-2019); Special Asst., Office of the Secretary, HHS (2017); Staff Assistant, Rep. Tom Price (2015-2017); Intern, Rep. Doug Collins (2015)Q2 2024
JACLYN OLIVIA NEUMANDirector of Operations, Office of Rep. Brian MastQ3 2023
LEIGH CLAFFEYPress Secretary, Senator Joni ErnstQ4 2022
WALTER KUHNChief Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Lindsey GrahamQ4 2022

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Invariant$50K
07/20for Q2Tiber Creek Group$30K
07/16for Q2The Joseph Group$30K
07/15for Q2In-house$180K
04/20for Q1The Joseph Group$30K
04/20for Q1Tiber Creek Group$30K
04/20for Q1Invariant$50K
04/17for Q1In-house$220K
02/12for Q4 2025In-house$180K
01/20for Q4 2025Invariant$50K
01/20for Q4 2025The Joseph Group$30K
01/17for Q4 2025Tiber Creek Group$30K
25/11/10for Q3 2025In-house$190K
25/10/20for Q3 2025The Joseph Group$30K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Invariant$50K
25/10/19for Q3 2025Tiber Creek Group$30K
25/07/28for Q2 2025In-house$180K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Tiber Creek Group$30K
25/07/17for Q2 2025Invariant$50K
25/07/16for Q2 2025The Joseph Group$30K