Agricultural Retailers Association
Based in VA
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AI Overview
With $6.4M in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, Agricultural Retailers Association is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. Their lobbying covers 14 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$6.4M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
5
Lobbyists Deployed
14
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $710K |
| 2019 | $1.0M |
| 2020 | $840K |
| 2021 | $840K |
| 2022 | $810K |
| 2023 | $720K |
| 2024 | $730K |
| 2025 | $780K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Trade, Transportation, Taxation, Budget/Appropriations, Environment and 9 more
- •Support free trade agreements
- •Support increased truck weights to 6 axles and 91,000 pounds.
- •Support reforms to federal age requirements (lower age from 21) for short haul drivers transporting farm supplies and agricultural commodi
- •Support a fix to the tax reform package reinstating the Domestic Production Activities Deduction (DPAD), otherwise known as the Section 199 deduction.
- •Support STARS Act (HR 3965)
- •Support new NAICS Section for Farm Supply Retailers
- •Support inclusion of Section 199A tax fix in FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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