Best Buy Co. INC.

Retailer

Based in MN

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AI Overview

With $1.7M in lobbying spend across 29 quarterly filings, Best Buy Co. INC is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 8 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$1.7M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
10
Lobbyists Deployed
8
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$240K
2019$240K
2020$60K
2021$260K
2022$240K
2023$240K
2024$180K
2025$240K

Issues Lobbied

TradeTaxationEducationHealth IssuesComputer IndustryEconomicsConsumer IssuesFinancial

Lobbying Firms

Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC

Lobbyists

Lori DenhamMary ReidRose Sullivan (Listed in Error)David PelusoJulie CarrMj KennyAdam HechavarriaDenise MousourisClayton HayesMary Beal

What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Trade, Taxation, Education, Health Issues, Computer Industry and 3 more

Issues related to international trade and competitiveness.

Issues related to comprehensive tax reform. Treatment of sales tax collection for online purchases, including S. 976, The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 and H. R. 2193, The Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017. Issues related to H. R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018.

Issues related to international trade and competitiveness including tariffs.

Issues related to comprehensive tax reform. Treatment of sales tax collection for online purchases, including S. 976, The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 and H. R. 2193, The Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017.

Issues related to STEM education and the role of teen tech centers in preparing students for jobs of the future.

Issues related to international trade and competitiveness, including tariffs.

Issues related to the implementation of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, including the Qualified Improvement Property (QIP) technical correction. Treatment of sales tax collection for online purchases and state implementation of South Dakota V. Wayfair, support for the extension of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

Issues related to telehealth and remote patient monitoring.

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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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