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Money in politics

Lobbying

18,018 companies · $6.8B · 606 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
511AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
DC
$2.2M
512COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL
DC
$2.2M
513JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
NY
$2.2M
514NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION
VA
$450K$2.2M
515FRESENIUS KABI USA LLC
IL
$2.2M
516AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
TX
$2.1M
517INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION
IN
$2.1M
518ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANS, INC.
DC
$2.1M
519AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
DC
$50K$2.1M
520CME GROUP INC
DC
$2.1M
521AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
IL
$50K$2.1M
522NESTLE USA
VA
$2.1M
523EXACT SCIENCES
WI
$2.1M
524SPOTIFY USA INC.
DC
$2.1M
525UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX INC
DC
$2.1M
526COMMONWEALTH LNG
TX
$2.1M
527ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION
DC
$2.1M
528REWORLD WASTE, LLC
NJ
$2.1M
529JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
MD
$2.1M
530AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
DC
$2.1M
531LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.
DC
$2.1M
532NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS
VA
$2.1M
533NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION
DC
$2.1M
534PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP
NJ
$20K$2.1M
535ASML US, LLC
CT
$2.1M
536BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE
DC
$2.1M
537OURARING INC.
CA
$2.1M
538UNITED STEEL PAPER & FORESTRY RUBBER MANUFACTURING ENERGY
DC
$2.1M
539STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
DC
$2.0M
540SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC
DC
$2.0M
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