Political Spending
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2018 Annual Spending on Lobbying
Client/Parent | Total (in USD)[1] |
---|---|
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 20 Recipients in 2018
Candidate | Office | Amount (USD)[2] | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
House
House | # of Members | Average Contribution (USD) | Total Contributions (USD)[2] |
---|---|---|---|
Democrats | 47 | 2,836 | 133,305 |
Republicans | 132 | 5,153 | 680,288 |
Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 179 | 4,545 | 813,593 |
Senate
Senate | # of Members | Average Contribution (USD) | Total Contributions (USD) [2] |
---|---|---|---|
Democrats | 26 | 6,174 | 160,527 |
Republicans | 20 | 7,651 | 153,023 |
Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 46 | 6,816 | 313,550 |
References
- ↑ Opean Secrets website, Industry Profile: Summary, 2018, 19 March 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Open Secrets website, Top 20 Recipients, Accessed 20 July 2019