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Money in politics

Lobbying

7,718 companies · $3.4B · 487 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 Otherclear sector
#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend ↓
991Nisource ›
IN
◆ $47K$550K
992Samsung Electronics America ›
DC
◆ $30K$550K
993Vlsi Technology ›
IL
—$550K
994Enterprise Community Partners Inc. . ›
MD
—$549K
995Household & Commercial Products Association ›
DC
—$542K
996Abb ›
NC
—$540K
997Bechtel National ›
VA
—$540K
998Clearspeed ›
CA
—$540K
999Huntsman ›
TX
—$540K
1000Iowa Interstate Railroad ›
IA
—$540K
1001Kids In Need Of Defense ›
DC
—$540K
1002Npr ›
DC
—$540K
1003Philanthropy Roundtable ›
DC
—$540K
1004Purdue University ›
IN
—$540K
1005University Of Wisconsin-madison ›
WI
—$540K
1006Wabtec ›
PA
—$540K
1007Xylem ›
VA
—$540K
1008Association Of American Universities ›
DC
—$530K
1009American Postal Workers Union Afl-cio ›
DC
—$530K
1010Consumer Reports ›
NY
—$530K
1011International Union Of Operating Engineers ›
DC
—$530K
1012International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades ›
MD
◆ $1K$530K
1013Physician Assistant Education Association ›
VA
—$530K
1014Pirelli Tire ›
GA
—$530K
1015Save The Children Federation ›
CT
—$530K
1016Syracuse University ›
NY
—$530K
1017Toy Association ›
NY
—$530K
1018Equipment Leasing And Finance Association ›
DC
—$529K
1019Ut Southwestern Medical Center ›
TX
—$526K
1020North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation ›
NC
—$523K
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