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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
241Bnsf Railway
DC
$3.0M
242Association Of American Medical Colleges
DC
$3.0M
243American Optometric Association
VA
$301K$3.0M
244Lowe's Companies
NC
$67K$3.0M
245Financial Services Forum
DC
$3.0M
246American Investment Council F/K/A Pegcc
DC
$3.0M
247Poet
DC
$55K$3.0M
248Travelers Cos.
CT
$3.0M
249Distilled Spirits Council
DC
$3.0M
250OpenAI
CA
$3.0M
251Relx
DC
$11K$3.0M
252Dominion Energy
DC
$3.0M
253Fmr
DC
$3.0M
254Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
MA
$65K$3.0M
255Lumen Technologies
DC
$3.0M
256Eisai
DC
$3.0M
257Fca
DC
$3.0M
258New York Life Insurance
DC
$434K$3.0M
259Space Exploration Technologies
DC
$493K$2.9M
260Bipartisan Policy Center Action
DC
$2.9M
261Marathon Petroleum
OH
$163K$2.9M
262American Hotel & Lodging Association
DC
$32K$2.9M
263Beer Institute
DC
$2.9M
264Information Technology Industry Council
DC
$2.9M
265Airports Council International -- North America
DC
$5K$2.9M
266American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees
DC
$2.9M
267Bank Of America
DC
$108K$2.9M
268Siemens Medical Solutions
PA
$2.9M
269AT&T
DC
$68K$2.8M
270Land O'lakes
MN
$2.8M
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