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Money in politics

Lobbying

7,718 companies · $3.4B · 317 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 Otherclear sector
#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend
1981Samuel Merritt University
CA
$60K
1982San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
AZ
$60K
1983San Juan Water District
CA
$60K
1984San Luis Obispo County-ca
CA
$60K
1985Santa Barbara County Association Of Governments
CA
$60K
1986Santa Clarita Community College District
CA
$60K
1987Santo Domingo Pueblo
NM
$60K
1988Sea Foam Works
MN
$60K
1989Seaman
OH
$60K
1990Seatrec
CA
$60K
1991Semi (Fka Flextech Alliance)
CA
$60K
1992Silica Fume Assn
VA
$60K
1993Simvana
AL
$60K
1994Solarcore (Fka Oros)
OR
$60K
1995Solid Waste Disposal Authority Of The City Of Huntsville
AL
$60K
1996Somo Financial
FL
$60K
1997Southern Ionics
MS
$60K
1998Special Needs Network
CA
$60K
1999Spectrohm
VA
$60K
2000Star Catcher Industries
FL
$60K
2001Starkey Hearing Aids
MN
$60K
2002State Science & Technology Institute (Ssti)
OH
$60K
2003Steel Tube Institute
IL
$60K
2004Sublime
MA
$60K
2005Summit Sd
MO
$60K
2006Sustainable Home Improvement Loans Of Arizona
AZ
$60K
2007Taliesin Preservation
WI
$60K
2008Cure Coalition
FL
$60K
2009Esop Association
DC
$60K
2010Freshwater Trust
OR
$60K
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