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WHICH COMPANIES LOBBYING CONGRESS ARE FUNDING 2026 CANDIDATES

Companies spend billions lobbying Congress on energy, AI, healthcare, defense, and financial regulation โ€” and simultaneously fund the candidates who write those laws. This page cross-references federal lobbying disclosures with FEC campaign finance data to expose the corporate influence pipeline across all 117 tracked races. 1633 corporate lobbying clients are actively funding candidates in 51 races.
24,650
Lobbying Clients Tracked
$10.9B
Total Lobbying Spend
1633
Linked to Elections
51
Races Impacted
Lobbying Issues Connected to 2026 Races
โšก
Energy & Utilities
232 clients ยท 48 races
$13.7B campaign $
๐Ÿค–
Tech & AI
197 clients ยท 48 races
$11.0B campaign $
๐Ÿฅ
Healthcare & Pharma
570 clients ยท 50 races
$19.8B campaign $
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ
Defense & Security
429 clients ยท 50 races
$24.7B campaign $
๐Ÿ’ฐ
Finance & Banking
185 clients ยท 47 races
$10.0B campaign $
๐Ÿญ
Trade & Manufacturing
317 clients ยท 48 races
$20.7B campaign $
Top Lobbying Clients
Races by Influence
# Client Lobbyists Lobbying $ Issues Linked Races
1 STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION 1 $220.0M ๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Ba๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿฅ Healthcare & IA-03ME-02MI-04+3
2 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. 110 $126.7M ๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Baโšก Energy & Uti๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se TX-SEN-R-PRIMARY
3 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS 45 $86.1M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Ba๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se CA-45DE-SENMA-SEN+2
4 PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA 114 $64.4M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se IA-03ME-02MI-04+2
5 BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE INC 70 $60.9M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿญ Trade & Manuโšก Energy & Uti โ€”
6 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 69 $50.9M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &โšก Energy & Uti๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se NJ-07
7 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 43 $47.0M ๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿค– Tech & AIโšก Energy & Uti AK-SENAR-SENAZ-01+37
8 META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES 18 $45.4M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu โ€”
9 PFIZER INC. 55 $43.5M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se โ€”
10 AARP 76 $42.2M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿฅ Healthcare & โ€”
11 AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 49 $38.6M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu AR-SENFL-SENGA-SEN+15
12 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 61 $36.2M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Ba AK-SENAR-SENAZ-01+37
13 AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL 75 $36.1M ๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿญ Trade & Manuโšก Energy & Uti AK-SENAL-SENAR-SEN+39
14 AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC 60 $33.4M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se โ€”
15 CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION 38 $31.4M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿค– Tech & AI โ€”
16 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 57 $30.8M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿฅ Healthcare & โ€”
17 ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, LLC 101 $29.9M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se โ€”
18 FEDEX CORPORATION 62 $29.1M ๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI โ€”
19 APPLE 71 $28.4M ๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Ba โ€”
20 AMGEN INC 102 $26.7M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿค– Tech & AI โ€”
21 RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES 41 $26.1M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AIโšก Energy & Uti โ€”
22 GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES 73 $25.9M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu โ€”
23 AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) 18 $25.6M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿฅ Healthcare & IA-03ME-02MI-04+3
24 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 47 $24.9M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Ba๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se โ€”
25 DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 43 $24.8M ๐Ÿค– Tech & AIโšก Energy & Uti๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu AK-SENAR-SENAZ-01+37
26 COMCAST CORPORATION 129 $24.5M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu โ€”
27 SOUTHERN COMPANY 47 $24.2M โšก Energy & Uti๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI MS-SEN
28 GENENTECH 92 $24.1M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu โ€”
29 NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION 54 $23.1M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu โ€”
30 VISA 54 $23.1M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Ba๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu MS-SEN
31 MERCK & CO INC 13 $22.7M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿฅ Healthcare & โ€”
32 T-MOBILE USA, INC. 62 $22.4M ๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Ba๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI โ€”
33 PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 24 $21.5M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Ba๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se GA-SEN
34 NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION 13 $20.6M ๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Ba๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿฅ Healthcare & โ€”
35 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 63 $20.5M ๐Ÿค– Tech & AI๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu โ€”
36 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 13 $20.4M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI AK-SENAR-SENAZ-01+37
37 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES 47 $20.3M ๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Seโšก Energy & Uti โ€”
38 EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE 66 $19.2M โšก Energy & Uti๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿค– Tech & AI โ€”
39 NOVARTIS 78 $19.1M ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare &๐Ÿญ Trade & Manu๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se โ€”
40 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION 28 $18.9M ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Defense & Se๐Ÿ’ฐ Finance & Ba AK-SENAR-SENAZ-01+37
# Race Influence Score Clients Campaign $ Issues Top Clients
1 IA-03
100
521 $451.6M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASS, SNOWSPORTS INDUSTRIES AME, AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNAT +518
2 TX-SEN
100
656 $66.7B โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASS, TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS , AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNAT +653
3 ME-02
100
516 $104.5M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASS, SNOWSPORTS INDUSTRIES AME, AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNAT +513
4 MI-08
100
510 $83.8M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASS, SNOWSPORTS INDUSTRIES AME, AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNAT +507
5 MI-04
100
513 $654.7M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASS, SNOWSPORTS INDUSTRIES AME, AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNAT +510
6 GA-SEN
100
183 $491.4M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– POINT OF CARE TESTING ASS, SSM HEALTH CARE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF F +180
7 NJ-07
100
272 $155.0M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER, AVITA MEDICAL, INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO +269
8 MT-SEN
100
98 $782.1M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASS, NEW MEXICO INDEPENDENT CO, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDEN +95
9 NC-SEN
97
103 $1.5B โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– FIRST FOR INSPIRATION AND, CITY OF TRINITY, NORTH CA, FIRST PUBLIC HYDROGEN AUT +100
10 MI-SEN
96
109 $6.4B โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– BANK STREET COLLEGE OF ED, STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVIS, H STREET LAW +106
11 TX-SEN-R-PRIMARY
93
17 $56.7M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– CLEARPATH ACTION FOR CONS, LONE STAR NORTH AMERICAN , LONE STAR ANALYSIS (FKA L +14
12 NY-17
91
80 $505.0M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INC, THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS A, VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, N +77
13 MA-SEN
90
11 $13.9M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– AC, INC., ACT INC, NRDC ACTION FUND, INC. +8
14 KY-SEN
89
62 $164.5M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– FELLOWSHIP SQUARE, MARCH FOR OUR LIVES ACTIO, THE POTRERO TRIBE OF MISS +59
15 MS-SEN
88
38 $54.3M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– THE POTRERO TRIBE OF MISS, AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCAR, BARONA BAND OF MISSION IN +35
16 AL-SEN
84
39 $117.4M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– FELLOWSHIP SQUARE, THE POTRERO TRIBE OF MISS, AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCAR +36
17 LA-SEN
83
50 $270.7M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– FELLOWSHIP SQUARE, THE POTRERO TRIBE OF MISS, AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCAR +47
18 SC-SEN
82
60 $160.1M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– FELLOWSHIP SQUARE, GEOTHERMAL RISING ACTION,, THE POTRERO TRIBE OF MISS +57
19 MN-SEN
82
36 $193.9M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– OIC, L.P., KEEPING AMERICAS EDGE, EARLY EDGE CALIFORNIA, A +33
20 AR-SEN
82
19 $8.2M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE, UKRAINE FREEDOM PROJECT, FREEDOM AND FAITH DEFENSE +16
21 MI-07
81
25 $115.8M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– UDISENSE, INC. DBA NANIT, WORK INC., ATI INC. +22
22 AK-SEN
80
26 $854.0M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– UDISENSE, INC. DBA NANIT, NORTH STAR FAMILY SERVICE, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF +23
23 ME-SEN
79
29 $362.0M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– SHIFT 5, PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCA, LEAGUE OF SOUTHEASTERN CR +26
24 IA-SEN
79
22 $1.0B โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– UDISENSE, INC. DBA NANIT, AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY, POPLICUS INC. DBA AIR +19
25 OH-SEN
78
20 $2.1B โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– UDISENSE, INC. DBA NANIT, AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY, POPLICUS INC. DBA AIR +17
26 NM-02
78
30 $14.0M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXIC, NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSI, BLUE STATE ACTION, INC. +27
27 SD-SEN
77
48 $11.4M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– SOUTH DAKOTA BIOTECH ASSO, OIC, L.P., THE POTRERO TRIBE OF MISS +45
28 WY-SEN
76
41 $40.1M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– THE POTRERO TRIBE OF MISS, AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCAR, BARONA BAND OF MISSION IN +38
29 MI-10
75
11 $24.6M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– OIC, L.P., GIFFORDS (FORMERLY REPORT, ACT INC +8
30 OK-SEN
74
33 $59.0M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– FELLOWSHIP SQUARE, THE POTRERO TRIBE OF MISS, AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCAR +30
31 TN-SEN
74
33 $29.6M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– THE POTRERO TRIBE OF MISS, AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCAR, BARONA BAND OF MISSION IN +30
32 WV-SEN
73
31 $7.6M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– THE POTRERO TRIBE OF MISS, AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCAR, BARONA BAND OF MISSION IN +28
33 NE-SEN
73
25 $132.6M โšก๐Ÿค–๐Ÿญ FELLOWSHIP SQUARE, KEEPING AMERICAS EDGE, EARLY EDGE CALIFORNIA, A +22
34 AZ-01
73
10 $77.2M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL, OIC, L.P., AC, INC. +7
35 CO-08
71
20 $154.2M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF L, MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT +17
36 FL-SEN
71
16 $57.1M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATI, BLUE STATE ACTION, INC., SES CORPORATION +13
37 AZ-06
71
17 $23.8M โšก๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐Ÿค– FIFA WORLD CUP ATLANTA 20, NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL, FIFA WORLD CUP NEW YORK N +14
38 KS-SEN
70
19 $496.2M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– MAIN STREET SPORTS GROUP , MAIN STREET COMPETITION C, WORK INC. +16
39 CA-22
70
11 $83.0M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– WORK INC., AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ST, AC, INC. +8
40 TX-SEN-D-PRIMARY
69
20 $21.1M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿญ YES, EVERY KID., INC., LONE STAR ANALYSIS (FKA L, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF L +17
41 AZ-02
69
15 $50.9M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– AC, INC., THE AI PROJECT, ACT INC +12
42 NE-02
68
8 $11.9M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿญ AC, INC., ACT INC, REN +5
43 CA-45
65
26 $384K โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH AUTH, COUNTY OF ORANGE, EAST ORANGE COUNTY WATER +23
44 CO-03
64
15 $3.8M โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– CONSERVATION INTERNATIONA, LA CENTER, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONA +12
45 DE-SEN
56
8 $116K โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– AC, INC., ACT INC, THE AMERICAN CLUB +5
46 NJ-SEN
48
31 $28K โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSO, DEPT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS , FIFA WORLD CUP NEW YORK N +28
47 NM-SEN
29
6 $275K โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– WORK INC., AC, INC., ACT INC +3
48 RI-SEN
24
5 $50 โšก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค– AC, INC., ACT INC, THE AMERICAN CLUB +2
49 ID-SEN
20
4 $94K ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿฅ PEOPLE INC., Y, AIG +1
50 NH-SEN
20
4 $143K ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐Ÿฅ AC, INC., Y, COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAI +1
Source: Senate LDA lobbying disclosures + FEC campaign finance data via Hammerhead Intelligence
Data: LDA API ยท Last updated: 2026-11-01