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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
1981Geneva Foundation
WA
$160K
1982Geo
FL
$160K
1983Law Offices Of Christopher E. Chang On Behalf Of Mr. Jerry Wang
NY
$160K
1984Touro University
NY
$160K
1985Trane Technologies
DC
$160K
1986Troika Solutions
VA
$160K
1987Trust Automation
CA
$160K
1988Ucore Rare Metals $160K
1989Ui Labs D/B/A Mxd
IL
$160K
1990Umass Chan Medical School (Fka University Of Massachusetts Medical School)
MA
$160K
1991Unison Software
VA
$160K
1992Unit Solutions
CA
$160K
1993United States Marine
MS
$160K
1994United States Olympic And Paralympic Committee
CO
$160K
1995Unity Technologies Sf
CA
$160K
1996University Of Cincinnati
OH
$160K
1997Veeam Software
MD
$160K
1998Viakoo
CA
$160K
1999Vulncheck
MA
$160K
2000Warrior Protection And Readiness Coalition
VA
$160K
2001Wichita Falls Chamber Of Commerce Obo Sheppard Military Affairs Committee
TX
$160K
2002Wtc Llc Dba Lema
MN
$160K
2003Xcelerate Solutions
VA
$160K
2004Rapidflight
VA
$162K
2005Shorelight Education
MA
$162K
2006City Of Anaheim
GA
$163K
2007Firefly Headquarters
TX
$165K
2008Rare Element Resources
CO
$165K
2009Sword Health
NY
$165K
2010International Myeloma Foundation
CA
$168K
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