SHOPIFY INC lobbying for SHOPIFY INC

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 21, 2026

Expenses

$180,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method A): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

CRISTINA FLORES New on this filing

Previously held: Senior Protocol Officer, U.S. Department of State, and Director of Scheduling and Advance, U.S. Department of Education
JEFF SADOSKY New on this filing

Previously held: Communications Director, Sen. Rob Portman (2010-2013); Communications Director, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (2008-2010); Press Secretary, Sen. Mike DeWine (2005-2006)

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 5

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 8

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues related to the impact of tariffs and changes to the de minimis exemption on small businesses.

Small Business

Issues related to the growth of independent small businesses in the digital economy. Issues related to online government resources for small businesses, including support for the One Stop Shop for Small Business Licensing Act. Issues related to supporting AI usage by small businesses. Issues related to modernizing small business grants and mentoring to promote a greater focus on e-commerce.

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Issues related to combating online sale of counterfeit goods. Support for the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act. Issues related to consumer privacy.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Issues related to the reform of laws relating to the protection of intellectual property rights.

Banking

Issues related to competition in the market for credit card routing, including support for the Payment Access and Consumer Efficiency (PACE) Act and the Credit Card Competition Act.

Unemployment

Issues related to Self-Employment Assistance programs and removing barriers to entrepreneurship in unemployment insurance, including support for The NO BOSS Act.

Computer Industry

Issues related to accessibility standards for website design. Issues related to artificial intelligence and its benefits for small business. Issues related to the regulation of financial technology.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to small business and corporate tax reform, including the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax.