Follow the money — stock trades, lobbying, earmarks, federal funding, and financial disclosures
Forty-eight former elected officials are listed as lobbyists in this period. That includes well-known names like Spencer Abraham and Norm Coleman. That matters because former officials can use their ties to shape access and influence.
Lobbying filings list 1,360 foreign-linked entities and $8.7 million in disclosed foreign contributions from 81 countries. That shows foreign interests remain active and send measurable funds into U.S. lobbying. Voters should know which outside actors are trying to influence policy.
Spot the biggest spikes, then switch between total funding, officials, industries, and countries.
Financial Services
33 firms
Labor
7 firms
Healthcare
30 firms
Insurance
7 firms
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for ALLIANCE FOR EXCELLENT EDUCATION
for LEADINGAGE (FKA AMER ASSOC OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING)
for ALLIANCE FOR EXCELLENT EDUCATION
for PC TERMINALS S.A.
for HT HIGH TREND INTERNATIONAL LLC
for CASTELION
for EXPERIAN NORTH AMERICA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
5 filings
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
5 filings
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
6 filings
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
6 filings
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
6 filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
Lobbying firm
144 filings
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
Lobbying firm
172 filings
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
Lobbying firm
175 filings
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Lobbying firm
217 filings
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Lobbying firm
190 filings
This filing period reports $422.0 million in contributions across 149,874 items. That is a large flow of money tied to lobbying activity and shows how much financial weight is behind advocacy. Tracking these totals helps show how much is at stake in policy debates.
STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION reported $180.0 million in lobbying, twice as much as the Chamber of Commerce at $90.0 million. When a single client outspends others by that margin, it can get outsized access and attention from policymakers.
The top ten clients on the list each reported over $31 million in spending, from Pfizer to the Nation-state nonprofit at $180M. That shows a small group of organizations is spending very heavily to influence policy across many issues.
Defense & Aerospace
30 firms
Biopharma
75 firms
Real Estate & Housing
21 firms
Nonprofit & Advocacy
33 firms
