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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
451International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers
DC
$410K$595K
452Coalition Of Epscor States
DC
$590K
453Lg Electronics
DC
$590K
454General Matter
CA
$585K
455Ibm
NY
$580K
456Parry Labs
VA
$580K
457Pfizer
NY
$580K
458Poplicus Inc. D/B/A Air (Formerly D/B/A Govini)
VA
$580K
459Shell
TX
$580K
460Southwest Research Institute
TX
$580K
461Thales Defense & Security
MD
$580K
462Florida International University
FL
$576K
463Axiom Space
TX
$570K
464Council For Citizens Against Government Waste
DC
$6$570K
465Emerson
DC
$570K
466University Of Kentucky
KY
$568K
467Planned Parenthood Federation Of America
NY
$561K
468Cruise Lines International Association
DC
$560K
469Emergent Biosolutions
MD
$560K
470Endeavors
TX
$560K
471Hunt Development
TX
$560K
472Mastercard
DC
$560K
473Nova Southeastern University
FL
$560K
474Pacific Defense
CA
$560K
475Rail Security Alliance
DC
$560K
476Smiths
DC
$560K
477Aes
VA
$560K
478Cgi Federal
VA
$550K
479Meta Platforms Inc (Formerly Facebook
DC
$545K
480Allison Transmission
IN
$5K$540K
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