LobbyingTarget lobbying by quarter
Target's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $470K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $2.1M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Trade (Domestic & Foreign) and Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection.
Target
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $2.1M
- 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
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $750K | 3 |
| Q1 2023 | $540K | 3 |
| Q2 2023 | $340K | 2 |
| Q3 2023 | $330K | 2 |
| Q4 2023 | $480K | 2 |
| Q1 2024 | $690K | 3 |
| Q2 2024 | $430K | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | $450K | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5M | 4 |
| Q1 2025 | $530K | 4 |
| Q2 2025 | $450K | 4 |
| Q3 2025 | $380K | 4 |
| Q4 2025 | $1M | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | $610K | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | $470K | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Trade$1.4M · 41 reports
- Consumer protection and safety$1.3M · 38 reports
- Taxation$1.2M · 37 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$1M · 25 reports
- Financial institutions and securities$1M · 24 reports
- Health issues$952K · 22 reports
- Transportation$763.6K · 20 reports
- Copyright, patent and trademark$455K · 16 reports
- Trucking and shipping$126K · 9 reports
- Food industry$120.4K · 3 reports
- Civil rights and liberties$70K · 1 reports
- Agriculture$55K · 3 reports
- Communications and broadcasting$41.3K · 1 reports
- Tariffs$15K · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES41 reports
- SENATE26 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)12 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)8 reports
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)5 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)4 reports
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)4 reports
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)3 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)3 reports
- Treasury, Dept of3 reports
- Federal Maritime Commission1 reports
- Federal Reserve System1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseTarget | $7.1M | 15 quarters |
| Cornerstone Government Affairs | $900K | 15 quarters |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $530K | 7 quarters |
| Stewart Strategies and Solutions | $330K | 8 quarters |
| Bockorny Group | $80K | 2 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHARLES CARITHERS | Prof Staff, House Homeland (Thompson); Brookings Legis Fellow, Senate Homeland (Carper) | Q2 2026 |
| CHRISTOPHER HODGSON | Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence) | Q2 2026 |
| JOHN SANDELL | Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady) | Q2 2026 |
| LOUIE PERRY iii | LA House Member Office (Huckaby) | Q2 2026 |
| MICHAEL GOODMAN | Chief of Staff House Member Office (Kind), Legislative Staff House Member Office (Braley, Barrow) | Q2 2026 |
| TRUMAN REED | Dpty. CoS, Leg. Dir., Rep. De La Cruz (2023-2025); Leg. Asst. Rep. De La Cruz (2023); Leg. Asst. Rep. Young (2018-2020, 2020-2021); LC Rep. Young (2018); Intrn Sen. Sullivan (2017); Intrn Sen. Whitehouse (2016). | Q2 2026 |
| SAM OLSWANGER | Leg staff, Rep Webster, Jan 11-Jun 11; intrn, Rep Blackburn, Sep 08-Dec 08 | Q1 2026 |
| ZACH DEATHERAGE | Sr. Leg. Asst. & Leg. Dir., Rep. Stefanik (2/23-1/25); Leg. Asst., Rep. Hinson (1/21-2/23); Leg. Cor., Leg. Aide, & Leg. Asst., Rep. Ralph Abraham (6/19-1/21); Intern & Staff Asst., Rep. Steve Womack (6/18-6/19); Intern, Sen. Joni Ernst (7/16-8/16). | Q1 2026 |
| SAMANTHA SUMMERS KEMP | Intern, Rep. John Campbell | Q3 2025 |
| CHONYA DAVIS-JOHNSON | Carter LA-02 Chief of Staff, May 2022 - November 2024 Beatty OH-03 Sr. Policy Advisor, 2018 - 2020 Edwards MD4, District Director, 2008-2009 Lee TX18, District Director 2007 Ruppersberg MD2, Legislative Assistant 2005 | Q2 2025 |
| EBONY SIMPSON | William Jefferson, 2007- 2009, Legislative Assistant; Hank Johnson, 2009- 2012, Office Manager/Scheduler | Q2 2025 |
| JENNIFER STEWART | Eddie Bernice Johnson, 2000- 2002, Legislative Assistant; Gregory Meeks, 2002- 2005, Legislative Director | Q2 2025 |
| JORDAN DICKINSON | Deputy Chief of Staff and other positions, Rep. Dan Kildee | Q2 2025 |
| TODD WEBSTER | Communications Senate Member Office (Murray, Daschle), Chief of Staff Senate Member Office (Coons) | Q2 2025 |
| DAO NGUYEN | Executive Director, Future Forum Caucus (Murphy), Senior Policy Advisor (Murphy), Senior Policy Advisor, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aid, Staff Assistant (Schiff) | Q4 2024 |
| KEVIN JOSEPH KUHLMAN | Legis. Asst., Rep. Peter Roskam; Staff Asst. and Legis. Asst., House Ways and Means Committee | Q1 2024 |
| HANA GREENBERG | Chief of Staff (and other positions), Rep. Kind; Legislative Aide, Sen. Schumer | Q1 2023 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $330K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $80K |
| 07/14for Q2 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $470K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $80K |
| 04/15for Q1 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $60K |
| 01/21for Q3 2025 | In-house | $190K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | In-house | $840K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Stewart Strategies and Solutions | $30K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $80K |
| 01/08for Q4 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $60K |
| 25/10/20for Q1 2025 | In-house | $350K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $80K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | In-house | $190K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Stewart Strategies and Solutions | $50K |
| 25/10/16for Q3 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $60K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $80K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Stewart Strategies and Solutions | $40K |
| 25/07/18for Q2 2025 | In-house | $270K |
| 25/07/16for Q2 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $60K |