Editing Political Spending

==2018 Annual Spending on Lobbying==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Client/Parent
! Total (in USD)<ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/indusclient.php?idA02&year2018 Industry Profile: Summary, 2018], 19 March 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
|-
|Altria Group	
|10,260,000
|-
|Philip Morris International	
|6,230,000
|-
|British American Tobacco	
|2,624,000
|-
|JUUL Labs	
|1,640,000
|-
|Hay Island Holding	
|322,000
|-
|Vector Group	
|320,000
|-
|Vapor Technology Assn	
|240,000
|-
|International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Assn	
|240,000
|-
|Scandinavian Tobacco Group	
|200,000
|-
|Turning Point Brands	
|200,000
|-
|Cigar Assn of America	
|180,000
|-
|Pyxus International
|165,000
|-
|US Tobacco Cooperative	
|160,000
|-
|Swedish Match AB	
|130,000
|-
|ITG Brands	
|100,000
|-
|VGR Holding	
|90,000
|-
|Japan Tobacco International	
|85,000
|-
|Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association	
|80,000
|-
|Ballantyne Brands	
|60,000
|-
|NJOY Electronic Cigarettes	
|55,000
|-
|}

==Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups in 2018==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Contributor
! Total Contributions<ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Tobacco: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups], 10 June 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
! Total to Candidates and Parties <ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Tobacco: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups], 10 June 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
! To Candidates and Parties - Democrats %<ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Tobacco: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups], 10 June 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
! To Candidates and Parties - Republicans %<ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Tobacco: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups], 10 June 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
! Total to Outside Spending Groups <ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Tobacco: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups], 10 June 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
|-
|Altria Group	
|2,369,727	
|1,560,777	
|25.8	
|74.2	
|808,930
|-
|British American Tobacco	
|2,023,367	
|519,519	
|10.6	
|89.4	
|1,513,848
|-
|Vector Group	
|299,270	
|299,270	
|14.2%	85.8	
|0
|-
|Swisher International	
|288,663	
|228,653
|1.1
|98.9
|60,000
|-
|JUUL Labs	
|206,431	
|156,431	
|14.5	
|85.5	
|50,000
|-
|}

==Top 20 Recipients in 2018==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Candidate
! Office
! Amount (USD)<ref>Open Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Top 20 Recipients], Accessed 20 July 2019</ref>
|-
|Kaine, Tim (D-VA)	
|Senate	
|63,963
|-
|Tillis, Thom (R-NC)	
|Senate	
|57,850
|-
|Holding, George (R-NC)	
|House	
|52,755
|-
|McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA)	
|House	
|48,350
|-
|Warner, Mark (D-VA)	
|Senate	
|37,750
|-
|McConnell, Mitch (R-KY)	
|Senate	
|34,600
|-
|Cole, Tom (R-OK)	
|House	
|32,565
|-
|Aderholt, Robert B (R-AL)	
|House	
|31,000
|-
|Walker, Mark (R-NC)	
|House	
|30,100
|-
|Scalise, Steve (R-LA)	
|House	
|29,800
|-
|Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN)	
|House	
|28,821
|-
|Yoder, Kevin (R-KS)	
|House	
|28,773
|-
|Nelson, Bill (D-FL)	
|Senate	
|28,355
|-
|Rouzer, David (R-NC)	
|House	
|28,100
|-
|McHenry, Patrick (R-NC)	
|House	
|27,500
|-
|Sessions, Pete (R-TX)	
|House	
|26,850
|-
|Sinema, Kyrsten (D-AZ)	
|House	
|26,800
|-
|Barr, Andy (R-KY)	
|House	
|24,550
|-
|Rubio, Marco (R-FL)	
|Senate	
|24,500
|-
|Brat, Dave (R-VA)	
|House	
|23,601
|}

==Top 20 Recipients in 2016==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Candidate
! House
! Amount (USD)<ref name="PolDon_US">Open Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=A02&cycle=2018&recipdetail=A&sortorder=U Tobacco], 27 November 2017, Accessed 20 July 2019</ref>
|-
|Burr, Richard (R-NC)	
|Senate	
|197,950
|-
|McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA)	
|House	
|69,000
|-
|Rubio, Marco (R-FL)	
|Senate	
|66,910
|-
|Ryan, Paul (R-WI)	
|House	
|58,799
|-
|Holding, George (R-NC)	
|House	
|48,400
|-
|Clinton, Hillary (D)		
|
|45,768
|-
|Bush, Jeb (R)		
|
|44,500
|-
|Boustany, Charles Jr (R-LA)	
|House	
|41,050
|-
|Ayotte, Kelly (R-NH)	
|Senate	
|38,186
|-
|Cole, Tom (R-OK)	
|House	
|34,648
|-
|Kaine, Tim (D-VA)	
|Senate	
|31,051
|-
|Scalise, Steve (R-LA)	
|House	
|30,799
|-
|Isakson, Johnny (R-GA)	
|Senate	
|29,700
|-
|Portman, Rob (R-OH)	
|Senate	
|28,050
|-
|Yoder, Kevin (R-KS)	
|House	
|27,970
|-
|Toomey, Pat (R-PA)	
|Senate	
|27,007
|-
|Warner, Mark (D-VA)	
|Senate	
|26,900
|-
|Blunt, Roy (R-MO)	
|Senate	
|26,300
|-
|Hudson, Richard (R-NC)	
|House	
|26,000
|-
|Walker, Mark (R-NC)	
|House	
|22,125
|-
|}

==References==
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-==Tobacco PAC Contributions to Members of U.S. Congress==
-The tobacco industry contributes millions of dollars each election cycle to candidates for Congress in an effort to influence federal policies. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids issues regular updates detailing these contributions. You can see individual PAC contributions by state [[herehttps://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what-we-do/us/tobacco-campaign-contributions|here]]. <ref> Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, [https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what-we-do/us/tobacco-campaign-contributions TOBACCO PAC CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL CANDIDATES], Accessed 22 October 2019 </ref>
 ==2018 Annual Spending on Lobbying==
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