Lobbying
3,438 companies · $1.8B · 171 also fund a PACCompanies 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
| # | Company | Sectors | PAC donations | Lobbying spend ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | Lam Research › CA | — | $320K | |
| 752 | Mach Industries › CA | — | $320K | |
| 753 | Massdevelopment › MA | — | $320K | |
| 754 | Miami-dade County Florida › VA | — | $320K | |
| 755 | Niron Magnetics › MN | — | $320K | |
| 756 | Peraton › VA | ◆ $30K | $320K | |
| 757 | Ppg Industries › PA | — | $320K | |
| 758 | Qualtrics › UT | — | $320K | |
| 759 | Rapiscan › VA | — | $320K | |
| 760 | Redwire Fka Edge Autonomy › CA | — | $320K | |
| 761 | Saltchuk Resources › DC | ◆ $30K | $320K | |
| 762 | Saronic › TX | — | $320K | |
| 763 | Schott North America › NY | — | $320K | |
| 764 | Slsco › TX | — | $320K | |
| 765 | Space Dynamics Laboratory (Sdl) › UT | — | $320K | |
| 766 | Stratasys › MN | — | $320K | |
| 767 | Association Of American Railroads › DC | — | $320K | |
| 768 | Ultium Cells › OH | — | $320K | |
| 769 | University Of Georgia › DC | — | $320K | |
| 770 | University Of South Florida › FL | — | $320K | |
| 771 | Us Marine Management › VA | — | $320K | |
| 772 | With Honor Action › DC | ◆ $65K | $320K | |
| 773 | Woolpert › OH | ◆ $13K | $320K | |
| 774 | Zeroeyes › PA | — | $320K | |
| 775 | Zscaler › CA | — | $320K | |
| 776 | Beta Technologies › VT | — | $318K | |
| 777 | Elbit Systems Of America › TX | ◆ $10K | $310K | |
| 778 | Firearms Policy Coalition › NV | — | $310K | |
| 779 | Hdt Global › OH | — | $310K | |
| 780 | National Women's Law Center Action Fund › DC | — | $310K |