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Money in politics

Lobbying

3,438 companies · $1.8B · 258 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 ↓
181American College Of Emergency Physicians ›
DC
—$1.8M
182Edison ›
CA
◆ $99K$1.8M
183Honeywell ›
NC
—$1.8M
184Am General ›
VA
◆ $20K$1.8M
185Epirus ›
CA
—$1.8M
186American Federation Of Teachers ›
DC
—$1.8M
187Illumina ›
CA
—$1.7M
188Equinix ›
CA
—$1.7M
189Sas Institute ›
VA
—$1.7M
190Cme ›
DC
—$1.7M
191Global Medical Response ›
TX
—$1.6M
192Reinsurance Assn Of America ›
DC
—$1.6M
193National Grid ›
MA
—$1.6M
194Phlow ›
VA
—$1.6M
195Nuclear Energy Institute ›
DC
◆ $35K$1.6M
196Secure Identity Llc (D-b-a Clear) ›
NY
—$1.6M
197American Fed Of Government Employees Afl-cio ›
DC
—$1.5M
198Americans For Prosperity ›
VA
—$1.5M
199Charter Communications Operating ›
DC
—$1.5M
200Viasat ›
DC
—$1.5M
201Americans For Responsible Innovation ›
DC
◆ $9K$1.5M
202Airlines For America ›
DC
—$1.5M
203American Speech-language-hearing Association ›
MD
◆ $3K$1.5M
204Oshkosh ›
WI
◆ $40K$1.5M
205Southwest Airlines ›
TX
◆ $11K$1.5M
206Axon Enterprise ›
AZ
◆ $5K$1.5M
207Anti-defamation League ›
NY
—$1.5M
208Smith & Nephew ›
DC
◆ $55K$1.5M
209Volvo Group North America ›
DC
—$1.5M
210Experian North America ›
DC
◆ $5K$1.5M
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