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Money in politics

Lobbying

3,438 companies · $1.8B · 171 also fund a PAC

Companies don’t just donate — they hire lobbyists to push (or block) legislation. Federal law makes them disclose it. This ranks the companies and groups that spent the most lobbying Washington in 2025, drawn from Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

Spend is the company’s total for the year across everything they lobbied on (the law doesn’t break it down per bill). The ◆ PAC column shows what the same company’s political action committee gives to candidates — the ones doing both, spending to shape laws and funding the people who write them, are worth a closer look.

Filtered to Defense & Aerospaceclear sector
#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend
2971Aes
VA
$560K
2972Planned Parenthood Federation Of America
NY
$561K
2973University Of Kentucky
KY
$568K
2974Axiom Space
TX
$570K
2975Council For Citizens Against Government Waste
DC
$6$570K
2976Emerson
DC
$570K
2977Florida International University
FL
$576K
2978Ibm
NY
$580K
2979Parry Labs
VA
$580K
2980Pfizer
NY
$580K
2981Poplicus Inc. D/B/A Air (Formerly D/B/A Govini)
VA
$580K
2982Shell
TX
$580K
2983Southwest Research Institute
TX
$580K
2984Thales Defense & Security
MD
$580K
2985General Matter
CA
$585K
2986Coalition Of Epscor States
DC
$590K
2987Lg Electronics
DC
$590K
2988International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers
DC
$410K$595K
2989Daikin
NY
$597K
2990Amazon Web
DC
$600K
2991Consolidated Edison Company Of New York
NY
$600K
2992Geo
FL
$600K
2993Martin's Point Healthcare
FL
$600K
2994Materion Brush
OH
$600K
2995Parker Meggitt
DC
$600K
2996Ppl
DC
$600K
2997Solugen
TX
$600K
2998X-bow Launch Systems Inc. Dba X-bow
NM
$600K
2999California Forever
CA
$610K
3000Howmet Aerospace Inc Formally Known As Arconic
PA
$610K
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