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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
2851Clemson University
SC
$420K
2852National Cable Telecommunications Association
DC
$420K
2853National Nurses United
MD
$420K
2854Newsmax
FL
$420K
2855Parallax Advanced Research
OH
$420K
2856Parsons Government
DC
$420K
2857Stratolaunch
CA
$420K
2858University Of Alaska
AK
$420K
2859University Of Oklahoma
OK
$420K
2860Ywca
DC
$425K
2861Metrea
DC
$430K
2862Indiana University
IN
$430K
2863Int'l. Association Of Bridge Structural Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers
DC
$100K$430K
2864Tyson Shared
DC
$430K
2865Us Strategic Metals
MO
$430K
2866Western Digital
CA
$430K
2867Wiz
NY
$430K
2868Mediatek
CA
$432K
2869International Alliance Of Theatrical Stage Employees
DC
$18K$435K
2870Robotic Research Opco Llc (Dba Forterra)
MD
$435K
2871Ernst & Young
DC
$183K$440K
2872Istari
SC
$440K
2873National Chicken Council
DC
$440K
2874Reinsurance Association Of America
DC
$440K
2875Sierra Nevada
NV
$30K$440K
2876Trane Technologies Company Llc (Fka Ingersoll Rand Trane American Standard)
DC
$440K
2877Transdigm
DC
$10K$440K
2878University Of Connecticut
CT
$440K
2879University Of Illinois
IL
$440K
2880Visa
DC
$440K
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