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Money in politics

Lobbying

3,685 companies · $1.9B · 169 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 Energy & Utilitiesclear sector
#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend
121Thermo Fisher Scientific
MA
$60K$2.8M
122Transcanada Pipelines $2.7M
123American Dental Association
DC
$140K$2.7M
124National Mining Association
DC
$2.7M
125Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (Tsmc)
DC
$2.7M
126Entergy
DC
$97K$2.7M
127American Trucking Associations
VA
$2.6M
128Cheniere Energy
DC
$66K$2.6M
129Croplife America
VA
$15K$2.6M
130Invenergy
IL
$2.6M
131Nike
OR
$30K$2.6M
132Korea Zinc $2.5M
133United States Steel
PA
$2.5M
134Basf
NJ
$76K$2.5M
135Norfolk Southern
DC
$2.5M
136Geo
FL
$2.5M
137Gotion
CA
$2.5M
138Growth Energy
DC
$70K$2.5M
139Tri-state Generation And Transmission Association
CO
$2.5M
140Oklo
CA
$2.4M
1417 Eleven
TX
$2.4M
142American Exploration & Production Council
DC
$2.4M
143Business Roundtable
DC
$2.4M
144Zurich American Insurance
DC
$2.4M
145American Electric Power
DC
$2.3M
146Retail Industry Leaders Association
DC
$2.3M
147Albemarle
DC
$2.3M
148Philips
MA
$2.3M
149Xcel Energy
DC
$23K$2.2M
150Dji Technology
CA
$2.2M
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