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Money in politics

Lobbying

7,718 companies · $3.4B · 317 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
211American Forest & Paper Association
DC
$20K$2.8M
212National Venture Capital Association
DC
$2.8M
213American Academy Of Dermatology Association
DC
$101K$2.8M
214Thermo Fisher Scientific
MA
$60K$2.8M
215Walgreen
DC
$2.8M
216Ascension Health Alliance D/B/A Ascension
MO
$2.7M
217National Alliance For Care At Home (Formerly Natl Assn For Home Care & Hospice)
DC
$2.7M
218American Dental Association
DC
$140K$2.7M
219National Mining Association
DC
$2.7M
220Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company & Affiliates
DC
$2.7M
221Motion Picture Association
DC
$2.7M
222Wells Fargo
MN
$2.7M
223Albertsons Companies
IL
$16K$2.7M
224Entergy
DC
$97K$2.7M
225Veterans Guardian Va Claim Consulting
NC
$2.7M
226General Dynamics
VA
$318K$2.7M
227Cardinal Health
OH
$10K$2.6M
228American Trucking Associations
VA
$2.6M
229National Education Association
DC
$2.6M
230Croplife America
VA
$15K$2.6M
231Invenergy
IL
$2.6M
232Nike
OR
$30K$2.6M
233United States Steel
PA
$2.5M
234Phrma
DC
$2.5M
235Basf
NJ
$76K$2.5M
236Gila River Indian Community
AZ
$2.5M
237Teva Pharmaceuticals
NJ
$2.5M
238Cox
DC
$2.5M
239Norfolk Southern
DC
$2.5M
240Geo
FL
$2.5M
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