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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
541Air And Space Forces Association (F/K/A Air Force Association)
VA
$460K
542Association Of California Water Agencies
DC
$460K
543Carnegie Mellon University
PA
$460K
544Carnival
FL
$460K
545Infineon Technologies Americas
CA
$460K
546Portland General Electric
OR
$460K
547Public Broadcasting
VA
$460K
548University Of North Carolina System
NC
$460K
549University Of Rochester
NY
$453K
550Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
GA
$451K
551Aramark
PA
$450K
552Bell Legal
SC
$450K
553Cellebrite
NJ
$450K
554Exiger
NY
$450K
555Groq
CA
$450K
556Ionq
MD
$450K
557Nmdp
MN
$450K
558Trimble
CA
$450K
559Ernst & Young
DC
$183K$440K
560Istari
SC
$440K
561National Chicken Council
DC
$440K
562Reinsurance Association Of America
DC
$440K
563Sierra Nevada
NV
$30K$440K
564Trane Technologies Company Llc (Fka Ingersoll Rand Trane American Standard)
DC
$440K
565Transdigm
DC
$10K$440K
566University Of Connecticut
CT
$440K
567University Of Illinois
IL
$440K
568Visa
DC
$440K
569International Alliance Of Theatrical Stage Employees
DC
$18K$435K
570Robotic Research Opco Llc (Dba Forterra)
MD
$435K
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