Target Corporation

Probable

TGT·Retail

Also known as:Up & UpGood & GatherCat & JackThresholdRoom Essentials

Political party breakdown

Corporate/PAC contributions by recipient party for Target Corporation.

$327,500

corporate/PAC spending

Republican

$182,000

56%

Democratic

$141,500

43%

Independent

$5,500

Party is taken from the recipient's official filing. Transactions without a disclosed party are labeled Unknown — never inferred.

Where the money went by state

Geographic breakdown of Target Corporation's corporate/PAC contributions. Click a state to see the red/blue split and local recipients.

Dem lean Rep leanDarker = more spending

Minnesota

$44,000 corporate/PAC to recipients in this state

Democratic

$11,000 · 25%

Republican

$35,500 · 81%

Local recipients

EMMER FOR CONGRESS

$15,000

ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS

$10,000

FISCHBACH FOR CONGRESS

$8,000

PETE STAUBER FOR CONGRESS

$7,000

FINSTAD FOR CONGRESS

$5,500

TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA

$1,000

KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA

$-2,500

State reflects the recipient's reported state. Contributions without a disclosed state are excluded. Showing all available election cycles.

Political footprint

Money associated with Target Corporation, separated by source. No combined totals.

Corporate / PAC

$327,500

191 contributions

Directly attributable to the company or its registered PAC.

Figures reflect committee/PAC spending only. Individual-contributor (Schedule A) data is excluded per FEC commercial-use restrictions. Showing all available election cycles.

Federal only. BuyAligned tracks political money disclosed to the FEC — federal candidates, parties, and PACs. It does not include state- or local-level contributions (e.g., ballot measures, state candidates), which are disclosed to separate state agencies and are out of scope here.

Similar companies by political lean

Consumer competitors of Target Corporation and which way their corporate/PAC money leans.

Leans blue

0 shown

No matched peers leaning democratic in our data.

Leans red

3 shown

TThe Home Depot, Inc.$863K to Republican · 51% of total WWalmart Inc.$665K to Republican · 56% of total AAmazon.com, Inc.$371K to Republican · 53% of total

Top political recipients

Where Target Corporation's corporate/PAC money went.

Recipient	Type	Party	Amount	Date
EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$15,000	Mar 18, 2025
SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$10,000	Sep 3, 2025
FRIENDS OF DUSTY JOHNSONCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$10,000	Mar 18, 2025
ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Democratic	$10,000	Mar 18, 2025
FISCHBACH FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$8,000	Sep 24, 2025
KANSANS FOR MARSHALLCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$7,500	Mar 18, 2025
BLAKE MOORE FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$7,500	Mar 18, 2025
MCHENRY FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$7,500	Apr 27, 2023
PETE STAUBER FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$7,000	Feb 19, 2025
PEOPLE FOR DEREK KILMERCandidate	Candidate	Democratic	$6,500	Jan 31, 2025

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PAC activity

Political committees affiliated with this company.

Corporate PACUnverified

TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM)

C00098061 · MN

Political organizations

Committees reliably associated with this company.

TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM)

Corporate PAC · C00098061

Unverified

Lobbying activity

Federal lobbying filings disclosed by Target Corporation (LDA / Senate records), kept separate from contributions.

Total disclosed

$7,090,000

Filings

Top registrant

TARGET CORPORATION

$5,570,000

Trade (domestic/foreign) · 33Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · 31Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · 29Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · 23Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · 20

Date

Registrant

Amount

2026-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2026
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign); Agriculture; Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$60,000
2026-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2026
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
Trade (domestic/foreign)
$80,000
2026-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2026
TARGET CORPORATION
Trade (domestic/foreign); Health Issues; Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.); Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV; Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$330,000
2026-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2026
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign); Agriculture
$60,000
2026-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2026
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
Trade (domestic/foreign)
$80,000
2026-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2026
TARGET CORPORATION
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign); Health Issues; Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$470,000
2025-12-31
4th Quarter - Report 2025
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign); Agriculture
$60,000
2025-12-31
4th Quarter - Report (No Activity) 2025
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
—
$80,000
2025-12-31
4th Quarter - Termination 2025
STEWART STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Transportation; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Health Issues; Trade (domestic/foreign); Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$30,000
2025-12-31
4th Quarter - Report 2025
TARGET CORPORATION
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign); Health Issues
$840,000
2025-09-30
3rd Quarter - Report 2025
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
2025-09-30
3rd Quarter - Report 2025
STEWART STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC
Health Issues; Trade (domestic/foreign); Copyright/Patent/Trademark; Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Transportation; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
2025-09-30
3rd Quarter - Report 2025
TARGET CORPORATION
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Transportation; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign); Health Issues
$190,000
2025-09-30
3rd Quarter - Report (No Activity) 2025
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
—
$80,000
2025-09-30
3rd Quarter - Amendment 2025
TARGET CORPORATION
Transportation; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign); Health Issues; Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$190,000
2025-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2025
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
2025-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2025
TARGET CORPORATION
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Transportation; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign); Health Issues
$270,000
2025-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2025
STEWART STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Transportation; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Health Issues; Trade (domestic/foreign); Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$40,000
2025-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report (No Activity) 2025
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
—
$80,000
2025-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2025
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
2025-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2025
STEWART STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Transportation; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Copyright/Patent/Trademark; Health Issues; Trade (domestic/foreign)
$40,000
2025-03-31
1st Quarter - Report (No Activity) 2025
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
—
$80,000
2025-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2025
TARGET CORPORATION
Health Issues; Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Transportation; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign)
$320,000
2025-03-31
1st Quarter - Amendment 2025
TARGET CORPORATION
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace; Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities; Transportation; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trade (domestic/foreign); Health Issues
$350,000
2024-12-31
4th Quarter - Report 2024
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code; Consumer Issues/Safety/Products; Trucking/Shipping; Trade (domestic/foreign); Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000

Lobbying amounts are income/expense figures reported in each LDA filing and are shown per filing, not summed into the contribution totals above. Showing all available years.

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