LobbyingStarbucks lobbying by quarter
Starbucks SBUX's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $471K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $1.6M. Its first report covers Q2 2020; the issues it reports most are Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace and Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.).
StarbucksSBUX
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $1.6M
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q2 2020
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | $50K | 1 |
| Q3 2020 | $0 | 0 |
| Q4 2020 | $0 | 0 |
| Q1 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| Q2 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| Q3 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| Q4 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| Q1 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| Q2 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| Q3 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| Q4 2022 | $410K | 4 |
| Q1 2023 | $520K | 4 |
| Q2 2023 | $520K | 4 |
| Q3 2023 | $350K | 4 |
| Q4 2023 | $420K | 4 |
| Q1 2024 | $640K | 4 |
| Q2 2024 | $420K | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | $470K | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | $610K | 4 |
| Q1 2025 | $675K | 5 |
| Q2 2025 | $531K | 5 |
| Q3 2025 | $571K | 6 |
| Q4 2025 | $631K | 6 |
| Q1 2026 | $531K | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | $471K | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$1.6M · 45 reports
- Economic development$941.8K · 29 reports
- Food industry$726.6K · 33 reports
- Taxation$705.6K · 11 reports
- Veterans$648K · 26 reports
- Civil rights and liberties$551.2K · 26 reports
- Agriculture$524.4K · 26 reports
- Environment and Superfund$472.6K · 22 reports
- Trade$453.6K · 14 reports
- Transportation$365K · 3 reports
- Beverage industry$171K · 14 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$171K · 14 reports
- Urban development$171K · 14 reports
- Education$127K · 3 reports
- Foreign relations$75K · 1 reports
- Immigration$10K · 1 reports
- Tariffs$5,000 · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES53 reports
- SENATE53 reports
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)16 reports
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)13 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)12 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)11 reports
- White House Office8 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)5 reports
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)3 reports
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)2 reports
- Energy, Dept of1 reports
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)1 reports
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)1 reports
- Treasury, Dept of1 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseStarbucks | $5.4M | 15 quarters |
| Mehlman Consulting | $790K | 15 quarters |
| Monument Advocacy | $700K | 14 quarters |
| Harbinger Strategies | $630K | 13 quarters |
| Summit Public Affairs | $220K | 4 quarters |
| Dogwood Strategies | $120K | 6 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| KRISTEN GULLOTT | Special Assistant, US Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, 2002-2003 Policy Advisor, US Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, 2003-2004 | Q2 2026 |
| EARL SCOTT FLOOD | Dep. CoS, LD (Rep. Robin Kelly); Health Pol Adv, Csl (Rep. Terri Sewell); Csl (Rep. Cedric Richmond); Pol Aide (Sen. Claire McCaskill) | Q4 2025 |
| RYAN GUTHRIE | Chief of Staff to Rep. Baron Hill | Q4 2025 |
| LILIA MCFARLAND HORDER | Special Asst, Office of Congressional Relations USDA, Legislative Analyst, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, New and Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program Coordinator USDA, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA | Q3 2025 |
| HELEN TOLAR | CoS (Senator Boozman); Staff Dir/Chief Csl - House VA C (Rep. Miller); Prof Staff/Csl - Senate VA C (Senator Craig); Csl/LD (Rep. Miller); LA (Rep. Miller); Scheduler (Rep. Miller); Law Clerk (House Trans/Infra C) | Q1 2025 |
| JOHN LEGANSKI | Chief Dep., Speaker Off. '23; Chief Dep., Min. Leader Off. '22; Floor Dir., Min. Leader Off. '19-'21; Floor Dir., Maj. Leader Off. '17-'19; Dep. Floor Dir., Maj. Leader Off. '16; Floor Assist. Maj. Leader Off. '14-'15; Floor Assist. Maj. Whip Off.'13 | Q1 2025 |
| JONATHAN SLEMROD | Associate Director, Legislative Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, '17-'18, Policy Advisor, Office of the Sen. Republican Whip, '12-'17, Legislative Assistant, Sen. Marco Rubio '11-'12. | Q1 2025 |
| KYLE NEVINS | Deputy Chief of Staff, House Majority Leader 11-13; Floor Director, Rep. Eric Cantor 09-10; Floor Director, Rep. Roy Blunt 07-08; Floor Assistant, Rep. Roy Blunt 03-06. | Q1 2025 |
| MANNY ROSSMAN | Chief of Staff, Office of the Senate Republican Whip 07-09; Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Sen. Trent Lott 05-06; Legislative Director, Rep. Phil Crane 03-04; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Phil Crane 01-02. | Q1 2025 |
| PAUL THORNELL | Dep Dir of Legis. Affairs (Office of VP Gore); Assoc Dir-Senate Dem Steering Comm (Senator Daschle) | Q1 2025 |
| STEVE STOMBRES | Chief of Staff, Office of the Majority Leader 10-14; Chief of Staff, Office of the Minority Whip 08-09; Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Deputy Majority Whip04-07; Chief of Staff, Congressman Eric Cantor 01-03. | Q1 2025 |
| CHARLES STEWART VERDERY jr | Assistant Secretary and Consultant, Department of Homeland Security | Q4 2024 |
| NAVEEN PARMAR | Chief Counsel (Sen. Hickenlooper); General Counsel (House Comm on Sm Bus/Velazquez); Tax Counsel, (House Comm on Sm Bus/Velazquez); Economic Policy Counsel (Sen. Amy Klobuchar); Ways and Means Counsel (Rep. Lloyd Doggett) | Q3 2024 |
| CICELY SIMPSON | Legislative Director, Rep. Jim Cooper; Legislative Director, Rep. Lincoln Davis | Q1 2024 |
| JOHN ANDREW MURRAY | Communications Director, Republican Whip, Eric Cantor (R-VA), Deputy Chief of Staff, Majority Leader, Eric Cantor (R-VA) | Q1 2024 |
| JOHN MULLIGAN | Legislative Director and Chief of Staff, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) | Q1 2024 |
| JORDAN EVICH | Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the Appropriations Committee, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA). | Q1 2024 |
| TIMOTHY PUNKE | International Trade Counsel, Chief International Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee | Q1 2024 |
| MICHAEL E. COLLIINS | Chief of Staff, Rep. John Lewis; Floor Asst. to Reps. David Bonier, Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn and Nancy Pelosi; Special Assistant to President Biden and Director of Public Engagement and Intergov. Affairs for Vice President Harris | Q1 2023 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $310K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Summit Public Affairs | $60K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Mehlman Consulting | $80K |
| 07/13for Q2 | Dogwood Strategies | $21K |
| 04/20for Q4 2025 | Monument Advocacy | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Mehlman Consulting | $80K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $370K |
| 04/17for Q1 | Summit Public Affairs | $60K |
| 04/14for Q1 | Dogwood Strategies | $21K |
| 03/26for Q2 2020 | Monument Advocacy | $50K |
| 03/09for Q4 2025 | Harbinger Strategies | $50K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Harbinger Strategies | $50K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Mehlman Consulting | $50K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Monument Advocacy | $50K |
| 01/19for Q4 2025 | In-house | $400K |
| 01/15for Q4 2025 | Summit Public Affairs | $60K |
| 01/13for Q4 2025 | Dogwood Strategies | $21K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Harbinger Strategies | $50K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | In-house | $360K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Monument Advocacy | $50K |