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Top Lobbying Clients by Spending

Clients that spend the most on lobbying, ranked by total reported income across all filings and issue areas.

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SELECT client_name, COUNT(*) AS activity_count, COUNT(DISTINCT registrant_name) AS firms_hired, COUNT(DISTINCT issue_code) AS issue_areas, CAST(SUM(income_amount) AS INTEGER) AS total_reported, MIN(filing_year) AS first_year, MAX(filing_year) AS last_year FROM lobbying_activities WHERE income_amount > 0 GROUP BY client_name ORDER BY total_reported DESC LIMIT 100

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client_nameactivity_countfirms_hiredissue_areastotal_reportedfirst_yearlast_year
STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION 47 1 15 940000000 2025 2025
CITIGROUP INC 290 5 20 689740000 1999 2007
SECURITIES INDUSTRY ASSN 195 7 17 462344846 1999 2006
AT&T 913 58 34 410688823 1999 2025
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 681 12 15 276690000 2001 2025
HEALTH INSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA 139 4 22 259085000 1999 2003
COMCAST CORPORATION 4830 82 35 245366825 1999 2025
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA 1936 46 21 244162500 1999 2025
BELLSOUTH CORP 176 15 15 240696199 1999 2006
BOND MARKET ASSN 138 6 29 230751550 1999 2006
KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORP 278 4 36 215737440 1999 2005
CINGULAR WIRELESS 125 6 10 203758500 2001 2007
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3476 56 37 196494500 2001 2025
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO 221 8 13 189260000 1999 2012
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 234 1 9 187728560 2013 2025
CHRO ASSOCIATION (FKA HR POLICY ASSOCIATION) 302 1 9 162960000 2007 2025
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE 2407 46 46 160641000 1999 2025
AMERICA'S COMMUNITY BANKERS 172 4 22 152964133 1999 2007
PHRMA 2148 35 30 143301700 1999 2025
MICROSOFT CORP 1368 23 35 129068000 1999 2024
ORACLE CORPORATION 1639 28 22 123760000 1999 2025
CLEAN ENERGY 316 5 6 122555000 2003 2025
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC 2454 28 33 121549768 1999 2025
ENRON CORP 161 14 23 120895000 1999 2003
LOEWS CORPORATION 404 4 16 119672288 2005 2024
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE 2666 53 34 116089588 1999 2025
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES 713 9 24 115400000 2006 2025
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL 1603 44 30 115349578 1999 2025
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE 1297 14 34 113576500 1999 2025
PARKER HANNIFIN 1203 1 36 111389500 2006 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2276 50 37 110216066 1999 2025
MARS INCORPORATED 312 4 18 108720000 1999 2025
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA 317 2 8 105920000 1999 2025
ASBESTOS STUDY GROUP 93 9 4 104460000 2001 2008
BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION 1392 39 30 103809562 1999 2025
MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS 1005 10 14 100892500 1999 2025
GENERAL DYNAMICS 2195 43 27 99713136 1999 2025
FEDEX CORPORATION 1916 23 19 99380000 2000 2025
INTEL CORPORATION 2082 36 30 97935000 1999 2025
BOEING COMPANY 1709 29 35 95980425 1999 2025
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 954 14 26 95779000 1999 2025
COALITION OF EPSCOR STATES 740 1 26 95600000 1999 2025
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC 341 2 11 94002500 2000 2019
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS 190 9 19 92557225 2006 2025
PITNEY BOWES 284 2 16 92190000 1999 2025
WALMART INC 1195 9 31 91765000 2006 2025
LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY 161 4 7 91500000 1999 2014
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL 1250 10 37 89881994 2000 2025
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION 1298 22 20 89850650 1999 2025
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 1235 15 22 89574200 1999 2026
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY 137 2 6 88360000 1999 2025
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1171 34 27 83166050 1999 2025
CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION 401 5 17 82160320 1999 2025
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 1078 13 21 81599600 2004 2025
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES 159 10 20 81240000 1999 2006
SOUTHERN COMPANY 1654 26 20 80258500 1999 2025
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1335 26 30 78018000 1999 2025
THE BOEING COMPANY 1419 26 19 77705000 2001 2025
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 1374 28 22 77295000 1999 2025
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC 99 1 6 76190000 1999 2007
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE 962 24 20 76028000 1999 2025
AMGEN 1145 41 25 75458228 1999 2025
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP 131 5 18 74580000 1999 2003
GENENTECH 1480 24 17 74434205 1999 2025
SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES INC 1159 6 19 74275000 1999 2025
MBNA CORP 78 2 9 73634166 1999 2006
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA (PHRMA) 1058 22 12 71880500 1999 2025
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS 1347 41 17 71357000 1999 2025
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION 504 4 17 71162951 1999 2020
THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 504 9 16 70410000 2012 2025
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION 801 13 17 69810000 1999 2025
MCI INC 59 1 10 68066228 1999 2005
STATE OF INDIANA 952 7 52 67488858 1999 2025
PUERTO RICO FEDERAL AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION 706 24 27 66977333 1999 2019
HIKVISION USA, INC. 154 2 7 66855000 2018 2022
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO (ARCO) 44 2 10 66678600 1999 2000
AMGEN INC 874 27 13 66125264 1999 2025
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. 1103 9 44 65810000 1999 2025
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1169 24 14 65784670 2001 2025
PFIZER 1022 28 18 65049154 1999 2025
ALCALDE & FAY (ST PETE BEACH) 275 1 30 64160000 1999 2011
RAI SERVICES COMPANY 1591 32 27 63655684 1999 2025
SCHERING CORP 12 1 7 63634000 1999 2000
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS 300 8 19 63465000 1999 2025
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1214 43 24 62608250 1999 2025
PHARMACIA CORP 98 6 15 62149880 1999 2003
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION 1445 13 20 62077500 2006 2025
VERIZON 1019 39 34 61803209 1999 2025
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 1221 25 29 61425000 2001 2025
PEABODY ENERGY 657 17 13 60897200 2001 2025
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA 776 9 30 60380000 2003 2023
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS 712 20 16 59991000 1999 2025
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO 128 3 14 59810000 1999 2002
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS 799 9 18 59742500 1999 2025
TECHNOLOGY CEO COUNCIL 473 2 11 59514000 2004 2025
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS OF AMERICA 252 1 9 59369990 2002 2025
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 100 6 11 59080000 1999 2012
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE 1701 40 11 59025500 1999 2025
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO 219 12 16 58844250 1999 2012
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION 559 22 17 58693701 2003 2025
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