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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 ↑
3211Online Lenders Alliance ›
VA
—$1.3M
3212University Of Florida Board Of Trustees ›
FL
—$1.3M
3213Sherwin-williams ›
DC
—$1.3M
3214University Of Washington ›
DC
—$1.3M
3215Apollo Global Management ›
NY
—$1.4M
3216American Gas Association ›
DC
◆ $5K$1.4M
3217American Psychological Association Services Inc.(Fka American Psychological Assn ›
DC
—$1.4M
3218Fertilizer Institute ›
VA
—$1.4M
3219Nextnav ›
VA
—$1.4M
3220Shield Ai ›
VA
◆ $9K$1.4M
3221Northwind Trading ›—$1.4M
3222U.s. Bancorp (Formerly Filed As U.s. Bank) ›
DC
◆ $86K$1.4M
3223Workday ›
DC
—$1.4M
3224Apts Action ›
VA
—$1.4M
3225Global Electronics Association (Fka Ipc International) ›
DC
—$1.4M
3226Southern ›
DC
◆ $10K$1.4M
3227Specialty Equipment Market Association ›
DC
—$1.5M
3228Interstate Natural Gas Association Of America ›
DC
—$1.5M
3229Experian North America ›
DC
◆ $5K$1.5M
3230Anti-defamation League ›
NY
—$1.5M
3231Smith & Nephew ›
DC
◆ $55K$1.5M
3232Volvo Group North America ›
DC
—$1.5M
3233Axon Enterprise ›
AZ
◆ $5K$1.5M
3234Airlines For America ›
DC
—$1.5M
3235American Speech-language-hearing Association ›
MD
◆ $3K$1.5M
3236Oshkosh ›
WI
◆ $40K$1.5M
3237Southwest Airlines ›
TX
◆ $11K$1.5M
3238Americans For Responsible Innovation ›
DC
◆ $9K$1.5M
3239Charter Communications Operating ›
DC
—$1.5M
3240Viasat ›
DC
—$1.5M
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