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Money in politics

Lobbying

3,438 companies · $1.8B · 258 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 ↓
271Cornell University ›
NY
—$1.1M
272Airbnb ›
CA
—$1.1M
273General Catalyst Group Management ›
MA
—$1.1M
274Leonardo Drs ›
VA
◆ $43K$1.1M
275Schneider Electric ›
MA
—$1.1M
276American Financial Services Association ›
DC
◆ $75K$1.1M
277Crowdstrike ›
CA
—$1.1M
278Ge Aerospace ›
DC
—$1.1M
279Pinnacle West Capital ›
DC
◆ $62K$1.1M
280American Psychiatric Association ›
DC
◆ $10K$1.0M
281Crowley Maritime ›
FL
◆ $5K$1.0M
282Planet Labs Pbc ›
CA
—$1.0M
283Rocket Lab ›
CA
—$1.0M
284Sierra Nevada ›
NV
◆ $98K$1.0M
285Syensqo ›
TX
—$1.0M
286Google ›
CA
—$1.0M
287Duke University ›
NC
—$1.0M
288Northeastern University ›
MA
—$1.0M
289Leidos ›
DC
◆ $165K$1.0M
290Wec Energy ›
WI
◆ $6K$1.0M
291Fiserv (Fka First Data Corporation) ›
DC
—$990K
292Six Continents Hotels ›
GA
—$990K
293T1 Energy ›
GA
—$990K
294American Land Title Association ›
DC
—$980K
295University Of Colorado ›
CO
—$966K
296Eaton ›
OH
—$965K
297Stride ›
VA
—$960K
298General Aviation Manufacturers Association ›
DC
—$955K
299Ae Industrial Partners ›
DC
—$950K
300Harvard University--president And Fellows Of Harvard College ›
MA
—$950K
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