Follow the money — stock trades, lobbying, earmarks, federal funding, and financial disclosures
Twelve industry categories reported zero lobbying spend in the most recent completed quarter. That list includes Biopharma and Defense, which reported $2.0M and $3.2M in the prior period. Big, sudden gaps like this can hide shifts in who is funding influence in Washington.
Reported labor lobbying fell from $4.1 million to just $264 in the next completed quarter. That extreme swing points to one-off timing or concentrated activity rather than steady spending.
Spot the biggest spikes, then switch between total funding, officials, industries, and countries.
Financial Services
30 firms
Labor
28 firms
Healthcare
3 firms
Defense & Aerospace
12 firms
for CITY OF BREMERTON
for ISLAND HOSPITAL
for CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK
for ASTRIA HEALTH (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL)
for CITY OF LAKEWOOD
for CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE
for CITY OF SHORELINE
for ZENWORK INC.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
4 filings
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
4 filings
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
5 filings
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
5 filings
AARP
5 filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
Lobbying firm
144 filings
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
Lobbying firm
170 filings
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
Lobbying firm
174 filings
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Lobbying firm
215 filings
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Lobbying firm
190 filings
More than 1,200 entities had foreign links and reported $6.6 million in disclosed foreign contributions. Money from 73 different countries shows how widely international interests connect to U.S. lobbying.
STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION reported $180.0 million in lobbying spend. That single client accounts for roughly 23% of total reported lobbying income, making it a very large player in the record.
The dataset lists nine former elected officials who have moved into lobbying roles. Names like Norm Coleman and David Vitter show former officeholders remain active in influence work after leaving office.
Insurance
3 firms
Nonprofit & Advocacy
6 firms
Biopharma
3 firms
Real Estate & Housing
14 firms
