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Money in politics

Lobbying

2,066 companies · $1.8B · 133 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
$20K$4.0M
1982Salesforce
CA
$4.0M
1983Tencent America
CA
$4.0M
1984Consumer Technology Association
VA
$38K$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
$25K$4.3M
1990Pepsico
NY
$4.4M
1991Ebay
DC
$4.4M
1992Disney Worldwide
DC
$4.5M
1993Software & Information Industry Association
DC
$4.7M
1994Medtronic
MN
$4.7M
1995Gsk (Fka Glaxosmithkline Inc.)
DC
$4.8M
1996Advanced Micro Devices
TX
$4.8M
1997Leidos
VA
$110K$4.9M
1998Nvidia
CA
$5.0M
1999Fox
DC
$5.0M
2000Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals
DE
$5.1M
2001Association Of American Railroads
DC
$5.4M
2002Caterpillar
IL
$75K$5.4M
2003Dow Chemical Company Dba Dow
DC
$5.5M
2004Abbvie
DC
$55K$5.6M
2005Biotechnology Innovation Organization
DC
$5.6M
2006Dell Technologies
DC
$82K$5.6M
2007Samsung Electronics America
DC
$20K$5.7M
2008Entertainment Software Association
DC
$1K$5.8M
2009Sk Americas
NY
$5.8M
2010American Association For Justice
DC
$661K$5.9M
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