NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES

Total Lobbying Spend

$71.7M

Filings

220

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$2,310,000	17	5
2024	$3,080,000	11	3
2023	$3,080,000	8	2
2022	$3,080,000	8	2
2021	$3,080,000	9	3
2020	$3,080,000	8	2
2019	$3,080,000	8	2
2018	$3,080,000	12	3
2017	$2,530,000	12	3
2016	$3,050,000	9	2
2015	$4,020,000	9	2
2014	$3,490,000	9	2
2013	$4,690,000	11	2
2012	$3,450,000	8	2
2011	$3,421,000	11	3
2010	$2,715,500	8	2
2009	$3,781,000	13	3
2008	$1,800,000	16	4
2007	$1,800,000	9	4
2006	$1,800,000	5	3
2005	$1,750,000	6	2
2004	$2,100,000	3	1
2003	$1,400,000	2	1
2002	$1,300,000	1	1
2001	$1,860,000	2	1
2000	$1,500,000	3	1
1999	$1,380,000	2	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	—	178
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	168
Tobacco	—	159
Environment/Superfund	—	152
Banking	—	147
Fuel/Gas/Oil	—	143
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	114
Transportation	—	102
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	99
Health Issues	—	87
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	—	84
Energy/Nuclear	—	82
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	50
Roads/Highway	—	41
Telecommunications	—	37
Immigration	—	34
Budget/Appropriations	—	30
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	25
Government Issues	—	24
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	—	17

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC	—	3
ACG ADVOCACY	—	8
ATLAS CROSSING LLC	—	19
BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP	—	9
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.	—	15
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)	—	3
A STREET STRATEGIES	—	4
S2R, LLC	—	4
STEPTOE LLP	—	57
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES	$71,707,500	98

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.