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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
121Basf
NJ
$76K$2.5M
122Geo
FL
$2.5M
123Meta
DC
$2.5M
124Axon Enterprise
AZ
$2.5M
125Growth Energy
DC
$70K$2.5M
126Oklo
CA
$2.4M
127Mortgage Bankers Association
DC
$95K$2.4M
128Aerospace Industries Association Of America
VA
$2.4M
129Business Roundtable
DC
$2.4M
130Booz Allen Hamilton
VA
$28K$2.4M
131Gun Owners Of America
VA
$2.3M
132American Electric Power
DC
$2.3M
133Emergent Biosolutions
DC
$2.3M
134Albemarle
DC
$2.3M
135Viatris
DC
$2.3M
136Philips
MA
$2.3M
137Goodyear Tire & Rubber
OH
$2.3M
138Palo Alto Networks
CA
$2.3M
139Xcel Energy
DC
$23K$2.2M
140Military Officers Association Of America
VA
$2.2M
141Dji Technology
CA
$2.2M
142United Launch Alliance
CO
$2.2M
143Anduril Industries
DC
$2.1M
144L3harris Technologies
VA
$169K$2.1M
145Cummins
DC
$2.1M
146Nucor
DC
$33K$2.1M
147Alaska Airlines
WA
$2.1M
148Business Software Alliance
DC
$2.1M
149Electronic Transactions Association
DC
$2.1M
150Accenture
DC
$2.0M
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