Industries
The PurchasingPolicy.org organizes influence networks by industry sector. Each sector maps the full chain from companies and trade associations to PACs, political donations, individual recipients, and the policy outcomes they shape.
Crypto / Digital Assets
118 entities · 447 connections · 96 policy outcomes · $330M tracked
Cryptocurrency exchanges, blockchain companies, and their PACs spending to shape digital asset regulation. Includes Fairshake, Defend American Jobs, and Protect Progress super PACs.
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Israel Lobby
76 entities · 273 connections · 4 policy outcomes · $179M tracked
PACs, lobbying organizations, and think tanks that advocate for strong US-Israel relations and influence Middle East policy. Includes AIPAC, United Democracy Project, DMFI, and J Street.
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Energy / Fossil Fuels
303 entities · 1,796 connections · 3158 policy outcomes · $2M tracked
Oil, gas, coal, and petrochemical companies, trade associations like the American Petroleum Institute, and their PACs lobbying to protect fossil fuel interests and oppose climate regulations.
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Defense / Military-Industrial
221 entities · 2,050 connections · 4940 policy outcomes · $3M tracked
The largest weapons manufacturers, their PACs, and the revolving door between the Pentagon and defense contractors. Includes Lockheed Martin, RTX (Raytheon), Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and General Dynamics.
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Pharmaceuticals
594 entities · 3,665 connections · 280 policy outcomes · $3M tracked
Drug manufacturers, biotech companies, PhRMA, and their PACs fighting to protect pricing power and patent exclusivity while opposing Medicare drug price negotiation.
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Stock Trading / Insider
27 entities · 609 connections · 7 policy outcomes · $70K tracked
Members of Congress and their stock trades, tracked from mandatory financial disclosures. Highlights potential conflicts of interest between legislative actions and personal investments.
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Foreign Influence (FARA)
18553 entities · 37,666 connections · 0 policy outcomes · $7M tracked
Foreign governments and entities that hire American lobbyists to influence US policy, as disclosed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Tracks who is paying, who is lobbying, and for which countries.
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No policy outcomes tracked yet
Think Tanks
8 entities · 56 connections · 13 policy outcomes · $31M tracked
Policy research organizations funded by corporations and billionaires that produce research shaping legislation and regulation. Tracks the influence chain from donor to think tank to publication to policy outcome.
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Tech / AI
213 entities · 2,486 connections · 1379 policy outcomes · $363M tracked
Big Tech companies, their PACs, and trade associations lobbying on antitrust, AI regulation, Section 230, and data privacy. Includes Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and industry groups like CCIA and TechNet.
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Finance / Banking
695 entities · 5,131 connections · 980 policy outcomes · $7M tracked
Major banks, Wall Street firms, and their PACs working to shape financial regulation, consumer protections, and banking oversight. Includes JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and trade groups like ABA and SIFMA.
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Sugar
139 entities · 367 connections · 267 policy outcomes · $771K tracked
Sugar producers, processors, and their PACs that lobby to maintain import quotas, tariffs, and price supports that cost American consumers billions. Includes the Fanjul family, American Sugar Alliance, and Florida Crystals.
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Corn / Ethanol
78 entities · 753 connections · 309 policy outcomes · $604M tracked
Corn growers, ethanol producers, agribusiness giants, and their PACs lobbying to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard, crop subsidies, and farm bill spending. Includes ADM, Deere, NCGA, and the Renewable Fuels Association.
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Electric Utilities
142 entities · 687 connections · 114 policy outcomes · $2M tracked
Investor-owned electric utilities and their PACs influencing energy regulation, rate structures, grid policy, and clean energy mandates. Includes Duke Energy, Southern Company, NextEra, Dominion, and the Edison Electric Institute.
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Insurance / Health Plans
388 entities · 1,484 connections · 377 policy outcomes · $354M tracked
Health insurers, property/casualty carriers, and their PACs lobbying on healthcare policy, ACA provisions, prior authorization rules, and antitrust exemptions. Includes UnitedHealth, Cigna, BCBSA, AHIP, and MetLife.
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