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Money in politics

Lobbying

4,349 companies · $3.3B · 583 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 Banking & Financialclear sector
#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend ↓
241Nasdaq ›
NY
◆ $4K$2.8M
242Carrier Global ›
FL
—$2.8M
243American Forest & Paper Association ›
DC
◆ $37K$2.8M
244Pwc ›
DC
—$2.8M
245National Venture Capital Association ›
DC
—$2.8M
246American Academy Of Dermatology Association ›
DC
◆ $218K$2.8M
247Nissan North America ›
TN
—$2.8M
248Alcoa ›
DC
—$2.8M
249Thermo Fisher Scientific ›
MA
◆ $48K$2.8M
250Walgreen ›
DC
—$2.8M
251Ascension Health Alliance D/B/A Ascension ›
MO
—$2.7M
252Bank Policy Institute ›
DC
—$2.7M
253American Dental Association ›
DC
◆ $5K$2.7M
254National Mining Association ›
DC
—$2.7M
255Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company & Affiliates ›
DC
—$2.7M
256Motion Picture Association ›
DC
—$2.7M
257Wells Fargo ›
MN
—$2.7M
258Albertsons Companies ›
IL
—$2.7M
259Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (Tsmc) ›
DC
—$2.7M
260Entergy ›
DC
◆ $94K$2.7M
261General Dynamics ›
VA
◆ $378K$2.7M
262Cardinal Health ›
OH
◆ $88K$2.6M
263American Trucking Associations ›
VA
—$2.6M
264Cheniere Energy ›
DC
◆ $43K$2.6M
265National Education Association ›
DC
—$2.6M
266Ernst & Young Llp (Washington Council Ernst & Young) ›
DC
◆ $497K$2.6M
267State Street Bank ›
MA
—$2.6M
268Invenergy ›
IL
—$2.6M
269Nike ›
OR
◆ $34K$2.6M
270Universal Music ›
DC
◆ $8K$2.5M
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