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Money in politics

Lobbying

17,985 companies · $5.6B · 982 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.

#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend ↓
1951Boys & Girls Clubs Of America ›
DC
—$460K
1952Carnegie Mellon University ›
PA
—$460K
1953Carnival ›
FL
—$460K
1954Falconx ›
CA
—$460K
1955Gen Digital Inc (Formerly Nortonlifelock Inc.) ›
AZ
—$460K
1956Iex ›
NY
—$460K
1957Infineon Technologies Americas ›
CA
—$460K
1958Inspire Brands ›
GA
—$460K
1959Ionis Pharmaceuticals ›
CA
—$460K
1960Kinder Morgan ›
TX
—$460K
1961Kyowa Kirin ›
NJ
—$460K
1962Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ›
MA
—$460K
1963Medicare Access To Skin Substitutes Coalition (Mass Coalition) (Informal) ›
DC
—$460K
1964Micron ›
ID
—$460K
1965Pindrop Security ›
GA
—$460K
1966Portland General Electric ›
OR
—$460K
1967Potlatchdeltic ›
WA
◆ $10K$460K
1968Public Broadcasting ›
VA
—$460K
1969Rtw Investments ›
NY
—$460K
1970Saving College Sports ›
TX
—$460K
1971Sonova ›
IL
—$460K
1972University Of North Carolina System ›
NC
—$460K
1973Twenty-nine Palms Band Of Mission Indians ›
CA
—$460K
1974Wta -- Advocates For Rural Broadband ›
DC
—$460K
1975Professional Aviation Safety Specialists ›
DC
◆ $55K$458K
1976Posco America ›
DC
—$457K
1977University Of Rochester ›
NY
—$453K
1978Foundation For Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (Fka The Century Council) ›
VA
—$453K
1979Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association ›
GA
◆ $5K$451K
1980Americans United Against Harassment And Discrimination ›
DC
—$450K
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