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Money in politics

Lobbying

17,985 companies · $5.6B · 982 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.

#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend ↑
16681Pennsylvania State University ›
PA
—$700K
16682Santander ›
DC
◆ $5K$700K
16683Southern Environmental Law Center ›
DC
—$700K
16684Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research ›
NY
—$700K
16685Regents Of The University Of California ›
CA
—$700K
16686Woodside Energy ›
TX
—$700K
16687Advanced Medical Technology Association (Advamed) ›
DC
◆ $25K$710K
16688Applied Research Associates ›
NM
◆ $85K$710K
16689Bally's ›
RI
—$710K
16690Bristow ›
TX
—$710K
16691Dte Energy ›
MI
◆ $56K$710K
16692Freedom ›
NV
◆ $75K$710K
16693Hewlett Packard Enterprise ›
DC
◆ $10K$710K
16694Intealth ›
PA
—$710K
16695International Code Council (Icc) ›
DC
—$710K
16696Miami-dade County ›
FL
—$710K
16697National Ocean Industries Association ›
DC
—$710K
16698National Propane Gas Association ›
DC
◆ $65K$710K
16699Rewiring America ›
DC
—$710K
16700Taylor Fresh Foods ›
CA
—$710K
16701Teradyne ›
MA
—$710K
16702Western Alliance Bancorporation ›
AZ
◆ $80K$710K
16703Recording Academy ›
CA
—$713K
16704Travel Tech: The Travel Technology Association ›
VA
—$718K
16705Air Methods ›
CO
◆ $10K$720K
16706Altria ›
DC
—$720K
16707Ameresco ›
MA
—$720K
16708American Counseling Association ›
VA
—$720K
16709Canadian National Railway ›
DC
—$720K
16710Cigna ›
DC
◆ $77K$720K
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