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Money in politics

Lobbying

3,438 companies · $1.8B · 258 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 ↑
3151Northeastern University ›
MA
—$1.0M
3152Duke University ›
NC
—$1.0M
3153Google ›
CA
—$1.0M
3154Sierra Nevada ›
NV
◆ $98K$1.0M
3155Syensqo ›
TX
—$1.0M
3156Crowley Maritime ›
FL
◆ $5K$1.0M
3157Planet Labs Pbc ›
CA
—$1.0M
3158Rocket Lab ›
CA
—$1.0M
3159American Psychiatric Association ›
DC
◆ $10K$1.0M
3160Crowdstrike ›
CA
—$1.1M
3161Ge Aerospace ›
DC
—$1.1M
3162Pinnacle West Capital ›
DC
◆ $62K$1.1M
3163American Financial Services Association ›
DC
◆ $75K$1.1M
3164Leonardo Drs ›
VA
◆ $43K$1.1M
3165Schneider Electric ›
MA
—$1.1M
3166General Catalyst Group Management ›
MA
—$1.1M
3167Airbnb ›
CA
—$1.1M
3168Cornell University ›
NY
—$1.1M
3169American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists ›
DC
—$1.1M
3170Berkshire Hathaway Energy ›
IA
—$1.1M
3171Puget Sound Energy ›
WA
◆ $1K$1.1M
3172American Academy Of Otolaryngology-head And Neck Surgery ›
VA
—$1.1M
3173American Apparel & Footwear Association ›
DC
—$1.1M
3174Allied Pilots Association ›
TX
◆ $472K$1.1M
3175Lmi Consulting ›
VA
—$1.1M
3176Arkema ›
PA
—$1.1M
3177Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund ›
NY
◆ $2K$1.1M
3178Ouraring ›
CA
—$1.1M
3179Johns Hopkins University ›
MD
—$1.2M
3180Enbridge (U.s.) ›
TX
◆ $10K$1.2M
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