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Money in politics

Lobbying

17,985 companies · $5.6B · 982 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.

#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend ↓
301Cheniere Energy ›
DC
◆ $43K$2.6M
302National Apartment Association ›
VA
◆ $137K$2.6M
303American Clinical Laboratory Assn ›
DC
—$2.6M
304National Education Association ›
DC
—$2.6M
305Croplife America ›
VA
◆ $10K$2.6M
306Ernst & Young Llp (Washington Council Ernst & Young) ›
DC
◆ $497K$2.6M
307State Street Bank ›
MA
—$2.6M
308Cambia Health Solutions ›
DC
◆ $47K$2.6M
309Invenergy ›
IL
—$2.6M
310Nike ›
OR
◆ $34K$2.6M
311Universal Music ›
DC
◆ $8K$2.5M
312Korea Zinc ›—$2.5M
313United States Steel ›
PA
◆ $20K$2.5M
314Phrma ›
DC
◆ $1K$2.5M
315Basf ›
NJ
◆ $28K$2.5M
316Gila River Indian Community ›
AZ
—$2.5M
317Teva Pharmaceuticals ›
NJ
◆ $5K$2.5M
318Cox ›
DC
—$2.5M
319Norfolk Southern ›
DC
—$2.5M
320Geo ›
FL
—$2.5M
321Meta ›
DC
◆ $20K$2.5M
322Capital Group Companies ›
DC
—$2.5M
323Axon Enterprise ›
AZ
◆ $5K$2.5M
324Gotion ›
CA
—$2.5M
325Tl Management ›
NY
—$2.5M
326Growth Energy ›
DC
◆ $105K$2.5M
327Tri-state Generation And Transmission Association ›
CO
—$2.5M
328United States Telecom Assn ›
DC
—$2.5M
329Oklo ›
CA
—$2.4M
330America's Essential Hospitals ›
DC
◆ $10K$2.4M
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