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Money in politics

Lobbying

2,066 companies · $1.8B · 206 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 Tech & Telecomclear sector
#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend ↑
1981Takeda Pharmaceuticals America ›
IL
◆ $18K$4.0M
1982Salesforce ›
CA
—$4.0M
1983Tencent America ›
CA
—$4.0M
1984Consumer Technology Association ›
VA
◆ $10K$4.1M
1985General Electric Company (Including Subsidiaries) ›
DC
—$4.1M
1986Biogen ›
DC
—$4.2M
1987Southern Poverty Law Center ›
AL
—$4.2M
1988Bae ›
VA
—$4.2M
1989Iheartmedia ›
DC
◆ $28K$4.3M
1990Pepsico ›
NY
—$4.4M
1991Ebay ›
DC
—$4.4M
1992Disney Worldwide ›
DC
—$4.5M
1993Software & Information Industry Association ›
DC
—$4.7M
1994Medtronic ›
MN
◆ $5K$4.7M
1995Gsk (Fka Glaxosmithkline Inc.) ›
DC
—$4.8M
1996Advanced Micro Devices ›
TX
—$4.8M
1997Leidos ›
VA
◆ $165K$4.9M
1998Nvidia ›
CA
—$5.0M
1999Fox ›
DC
—$5.0M
2000Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals ›
DE
—$5.1M
2001Association Of American Railroads ›
DC
—$5.4M
2002Caterpillar ›
IL
◆ $48K$5.4M
2003Dow Chemical Company Dba Dow ›
DC
—$5.5M
2004Abbvie ›
DC
◆ $49K$5.6M
2005Biotechnology Innovation Organization ›
DC
◆ $10K$5.6M
2006Dell Technologies ›
DC
◆ $141K$5.6M
2007Samsung Electronics America ›
DC
◆ $30K$5.7M
2008Entertainment Software Association ›
DC
◆ $1K$5.8M
2009Sk Americas ›
NY
—$5.8M
2010American Association For Justice ›
DC
◆ $895K$5.9M
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