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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 77 1 15 1540000000 2025 2025
CITIGROUP INC 290 5 20 689740000 1999 2007
SECURITIES INDUSTRY ASSN 195 7 17 462344846 1999 2006
AT&T 918 59 34 410738823 1999 2026
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 716 12 15 286320000 2001 2026
HEALTH INSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA 139 4 22 259085000 1999 2003
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA 2101 46 21 253282500 1999 2026
COMCAST CORPORATION 5056 83 35 252520825 1999 2026
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
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3667 56 37 206804500 2001 2026
CINGULAR WIRELESS 125 6 10 203758500 2001 2007
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 246 1 9 198999875 2013 2025
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO 221 8 13 189260000 1999 2012
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE 2497 46 46 166531000 1999 2025
CHRO ASSOCIATION (FKA HR POLICY ASSOCIATION) 309 1 9 164520000 2007 2025
AMERICA'S COMMUNITY BANKERS 172 4 22 152964133 1999 2007
PHRMA 2270 35 30 150860400 1999 2026
ORACLE CORPORATION 1740 28 22 130990000 1999 2026
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC 2609 28 33 129477768 1999 2026
MICROSOFT CORP 1368 23 35 129068000 1999 2024
CLEAN ENERGY 341 5 6 124555000 2003 2026
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE 2791 53 34 123539588 1999 2025
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES 790 9 24 121390000 2006 2025
ENRON CORP 161 14 23 120895000 1999 2003
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL 1654 44 30 120359578 1999 2026
LOEWS CORPORATION 404 4 16 119672288 2005 2024
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE 1363 14 34 116507500 1999 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2362 50 37 113696066 1999 2026
PARKER HANNIFIN 1211 1 36 112849500 2006 2025
MARS INCORPORATED 333 4 18 111150000 1999 2025
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA 337 2 8 109720000 1999 2026
FEDEX CORPORATION 2072 23 19 107520000 2000 2026
GENERAL DYNAMICS 2344 43 27 107178136 1999 2026
BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION 1408 39 30 105089562 1999 2025
ASBESTOS STUDY GROUP 93 9 4 104460000 2001 2008
MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS 1037 10 14 102932500 1999 2025
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 1023 14 26 100459000 1999 2026
COALITION OF EPSCOR STATES 772 1 26 100320000 1999 2025
INTEL CORPORATION 2113 36 30 99710000 1999 2025
WALMART INC 1270 9 31 97985000 2006 2026
BOEING COMPANY 1739 29 35 97200425 1999 2026
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY 148 2 6 95300000 1999 2025
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 1307 15 22 94684200 1999 2026
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC 341 2 11 94002500 2000 2019
PITNEY BOWES 296 2 16 93600000 1999 2025
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION 1334 22 20 92850650 1999 2025
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS 197 9 19 92847225 2006 2025
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL 1274 10 37 91551994 2000 2026
LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY 161 4 7 91500000 1999 2014
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 1152 13 21 87549600 2004 2026
CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION 445 5 17 85440320 1999 2025
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1205 34 27 84620050 1999 2025
SOUTHERN COMPANY 1721 26 20 83348500 1999 2026
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1406 26 30 81988000 1999 2025
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES 159 10 20 81240000 1999 2006
THE BOEING COMPANY 1466 26 19 80615000 2001 2025
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 1420 28 22 79695000 1999 2026
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE 995 24 20 78328000 1999 2026
AMGEN 1190 41 25 77851228 1999 2026
GENENTECH 1537 24 17 77244205 1999 2025
THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 547 9 16 76470000 2012 2025
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC 99 1 6 76190000 1999 2007
SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES INC 1187 6 19 75535000 1999 2025
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP 131 5 18 74580000 1999 2003
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA (PHRMA) 1089 22 12 74160500 1999 2026
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION 840 13 17 74020000 1999 2025
MBNA CORP 78 2 9 73634166 1999 2006
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS 1402 41 17 73072000 1999 2026
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION 504 4 17 71162951 1999 2020
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1234 24 14 70124670 2001 2026
STATE OF INDIANA 979 7 52 69191112 1999 2026
RAI SERVICES COMPANY 1691 32 27 68575684 1999 2026
MCI INC 59 1 10 68066228 1999 2005
AMGEN INC 892 27 13 67205264 1999 2025
PUERTO RICO FEDERAL AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION 706 24 27 66977333 1999 2019
HIKVISION USA, INC. 154 2 7 66855000 2018 2022
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. 1119 9 44 66830000 1999 2025
PFIZER 1052 28 18 66829154 1999 2025
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO (ARCO) 44 2 10 66678600 1999 2000
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS 325 8 19 66005000 1999 2025
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1266 43 24 65508250 1999 2026
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS OF AMERICA 268 1 9 65247322 2002 2025
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 1308 25 29 65015000 2001 2026
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION 1516 13 20 64677500 2006 2025
ALCALDE & FAY (ST PETE BEACH) 275 1 30 64160000 1999 2011
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION 521 2 14 63645000 2013 2026
SCHERING CORP 12 1 7 63634000 1999 2000
VERIZON 1058 39 34 63543209 1999 2026
SAN DIEGO COUNTY 902 2 26 62946664 2010 2025
TECHNOLOGY CEO COUNCIL 493 2 11 62314000 2004 2025
PHARMACIA CORP 98 6 15 62149880 1999 2003
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS 829 9 18 61762500 1999 2025
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE 1774 40 11 61469500 1999 2026
PEABODY ENERGY 665 17 13 61297200 2001 2025
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS 732 20 16 61151000 1999 2025
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION 602 22 17 60843701 2003 2025
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC 1130 11 20 60797500 2011 2026
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. 540 2 14 60510000 2000 2026
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