Follow the money — stock trades, lobbying, earmarks, federal funding, and financial disclosures
John Thune
Senator • South Dakota
973 contributions
Thomas Earl Emmer
Representative • Minnesota
1,166 contributions
Jason Smith
Representative • Missouri
1,227 contributions
Steve Scalise
Representative • Louisiana
897 contributions
Mark R. Warner
Senator • Virginia
1,546 contributions
Fifteen named industries that previously reported lobbying dollars show $0 and zero registrants this period. Big categories like Healthcare ($1.1M last quarter) and Industrial Manufacturing ($1.2M last quarter) disappeared from filings. That sudden drop could hide shifts in who is funding lobbying or reporting changes that matter to voters and lawmakers.
The filing snapshot shows 44 former elected officials working as lobbyists right now. That includes well-known names like Richard Burr and Norm Coleman. This matters because former lawmakers can use old relationships to influence current ones.
Spot the biggest spikes, then switch between total funding, officials, industries, and countries.
Financial Services
73 firms
Healthcare
26 firms
Labor
36 firms
Insurance
72 firms
for ALLATRA INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MOVEMENT / "MIZHNARODNYI GROMADSKIY RUKH >ALLATRA<
for NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND INC
for INDUSTRIA MAQUILADORA Y MANUFACTURERA DE EXPORTACION (INDEX)
for XIGNUX SA DE CV
for AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION
for FIRELANDS HEALTH
for AMG VANADIUM LLC
for SILVER BIRCH LIVING, LLC
STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION
13 filings
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
7 filings
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
6 filings
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
6 filings
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
7 filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
Lobbying firm
217 filings
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
Lobbying firm
257 filings
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Lobbying firm
310 filings
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
Lobbying firm
275 filings
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Lobbying firm
283 filings
The filings list 1,518 foreign-linked entities and $9.3 million in disclosed foreign contributions this period. Those links span 83 different countries. That scale shows foreign actors still have a visible financial footprint in U.S. lobbying.
STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION is the single largest reported client at $220.0 million and 13 filings. One group spending that much can shape many policy fights. Watch which issues and firms it is tied to in future filings.
The three biggest clients — State of Loc Nation ($220.0M), U.S. Chamber of Commerce ($126.7M), and National Association of Realtors ($84.2M) — reported $430.9 million combined. A small set of big payers can dominate access and attention in Washington. That concentration matters for which policies get pushback or support.
Defense & Aerospace
23 firms
Real Estate & Housing
21 firms
Biopharma
60 firms
Nonprofit & Advocacy
34 firms