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Money in politics

Lobbying

3,685 companies · $1.9B · 169 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 Energy & Utilitiesclear sector
#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend
241Fertilizer Institute
VA
$1.4M
242Cargill
MN
$1.4M
243Mercedes-benz Usa (Fka Daimler/Mercedes-benz
DC
$1.4M
244American Gas Association
DC
$10K$1.4M
245American
DC
$1.4M
246Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions
DC
$1.4M
247Covestro
PA
$1.4M
248University Of Washington
DC
$1.3M
249Keurig Dr Pepper
TX
$1.3M
250Sherwin-williams
DC
$1.3M
251Mass General Brigham (Formerly Known As Partners Healthcare)
MA
$1.3M
252A. O. Smith
WI
$1.3M
253National Marine Manufacturers Association
DC
$1.3M
254Rio Tinto
DC
$1.3M
255Bloom Energy
CA
$1.3M
256Polaris Industries
MN
$1.3M
257Firstenergy
OH
$15K$1.3M
258Mosaic
MN
$1.3M
259S&p Global Inc. (F/K/A Mcgraw Hill Financial Inc.)
NY
$1.3M
260Washington Gas Light
DC
$1.3M
261Barrick Gold Of North America
DC
$1.3M
262Bayer
NJ
$1.3M
263Rolls-royce North America
VA
$1.3M
264Equinor Us Operations
TX
$1.2M
265American Society Of Civil Engineers
DC
$1.2M
266Aecom
DC
$1.2M
267Florida Crystals
FL
$1.2M
268Cobank Acb
CO
$1.2M
269Logical Strategies
NY
$1.2M
270Medical Device Manufacturers Association
DC
$25K$1.2M
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