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Money in politics

Lobbying

7,718 companies · $3.4B · 487 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
◆ $37K$2.8M
212National Venture Capital Association ›
DC
—$2.8M
213American Academy Of Dermatology Association ›
DC
◆ $218K$2.8M
214Thermo Fisher Scientific ›
MA
◆ $48K$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
◆ $5K$2.7M
218American Dental Association ›
DC
◆ $5K$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
—$2.7M
224Entergy ›
DC
◆ $94K$2.7M
225Veterans Guardian Va Claim Consulting ›
NC
—$2.7M
226General Dynamics ›
VA
◆ $378K$2.7M
227Cardinal Health ›
OH
◆ $88K$2.6M
228American Trucking Associations ›
VA
—$2.6M
229National Education Association ›
DC
—$2.6M
230Croplife America ›
VA
◆ $10K$2.6M
231Invenergy ›
IL
—$2.6M
232Nike ›
OR
◆ $34K$2.6M
233United States Steel ›
PA
◆ $20K$2.5M
234Phrma ›
DC
◆ $1K$2.5M
235Basf ›
NJ
◆ $28K$2.5M
236Gila River Indian Community ›
AZ
—$2.5M
237Teva Pharmaceuticals ›
NJ
◆ $5K$2.5M
238Cox ›
DC
—$2.5M
239Norfolk Southern ›
DC
—$2.5M
240Geo ›
FL
—$2.5M
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