LobbyingVortex Optics lobbying by quarter
Vortex Optics's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $150K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $450K. Its first report covers Q1 2025; the issues it reports most are Manufacturing and Defense.
Vortex Optics
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $450K
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q1 2025
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $50K | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | $150K | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | $150K | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | $150K | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | $150K | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | $150K | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Manufacturing$500K · 6 reports
- Defense$100K · 2 reports
- Tariffs$100K · 2 reports
- Trade$100K · 2 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES3 reports
- SENATE3 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)3 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)2 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)2 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)2 reports
- White House Office2 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michael Best Strategies | $600K | 4 quarters |
| Checkmate Government Relations | $200K | 3 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| FREDERICK VAUGHAN | Principal Deputy Asst. Secretary, Treasury Dept.; Deputy Asst. Secretary, Treasury Dept.; Senior Counsel, House Financial Services Cmte.; Associate Director, The White House; Confidential Asst., Office of Management & Budget; Writer, The White House | Q2 2025 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | Michael Best Strategies | $150K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Michael Best Strategies | $150K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Michael Best Strategies | $150K |
| 25/10/27for Q3 2025 | Michael Best Strategies | $150K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Checkmate Government Relations | Under $5,000 |
| 25/09/23for Q3 2025 | Michael Best Strategies | Under $5,000 |
| 25/07/20for Q2 2025 | Checkmate Government Relations | $150K |
| 25/04/21for Q1 2025 | Checkmate Government Relations | $50K |
| 25/03/14for Q1 2025 | Checkmate Government Relations | Under $5,000 |