BBY
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Consumer electronics retailer with zero lobbying/gov ties, trivial Trump holding, and net congressional sells.
Govt Dependence
0/100
Regulatory Density
8/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL
BusinessWhat BBY does
Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) is a specialty retail company in the consumer cyclical sector, operating stores and online platforms selling consumer electronics, appliances, computers, and related services.
12 months past · 3 months futureBBY activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
249 trading days ·
7 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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0 13F filings
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0 past bill actions
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0 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsBBY held by Trump-administration officials
1 cabinet/senior official reported BBY positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 2 filings.
Lifetime Government AwardsBBY federal contracts by year
$622K
total awarded · 2005–2020
95
contracts on file
2013
peak year ($196K)
Top contracts by award amount
$45K
Agency for International Developmen
2010-09-30
ADP EQUIPMENT: LAPTOPS&CISCO CATALYST SWITCHTAS::72 1000::TAS
$39K
Department of Homeland Security
2013-09-23
MOBILE COMPUTING FOR HSI LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.
$28K
Department of Defense
2012-09-26
NOOK TABLETS&ACCESSORIES FOR THE RTI
$26K
Department of Justice
2014-09-19
INSIGNA TV
$25K
Department of Justice
2013-08-24
IGF::OT::IGF
16 years · 95 contracts
Politicians Trading BBYMembers of Congress with recent BBY positions
2 politicians traded BBY across 13 disclosed transactions totaling $104K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just BBY). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading BBY
2026-05-01
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-23
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-29
Ro Khanna
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-29
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-04
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-04
Ro Khanna
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-28
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-28
Ro Khanna
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-08
Robert P. Bresnahan
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-08
Robert P. Bresnahan
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2024-11-15
Ro Khanna
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-06-11
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.
Political ProfileWhere BBY sits in Washington
Zero lobbying spend or influence patterns per get_political_influence; no federal contracts or equity stakes per get_government_precedent; net congressional sells (5 buys vs 11 sells by 3 pols per get_sector_political_positioning).
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
- Ro Khanna (D-CA) — bought up to $75K per get_sector_political_positioning
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for BBY — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades BBY
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout BBY & political exposure
Does Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) hold federal contracts?
Yes. Best Buy Co., Inc. has 95 federal contract awards totaling $621,631, primarily from agencies including Agency for International Development, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense. See full contract list and amounts on this page.
Which Trump cabinet officials own BBY stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in BBY on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded BBY stock?
89 congressional trades by 12 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-05-01. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is BBY political risk profile?
Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral.
How does GovGreed track BBY political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. BBY data is updated daily from these official federal sources.