Americans for Prosperity
Based in VA
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AI Overview
With $9.2M in lobbying spend across 36 quarterly filings, Americans for Prosperity is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. They deploy 31 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 52 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$9.2M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
31
Lobbyists Deployed
52
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $380K |
| 2019 | $725K |
| 2020 | $611K |
| 2021 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $1.9M |
| 2024 | $1.1M |
| 2025 | $1.6M |
Issues Lobbied
TaxationTransportationBankingVeteransImmigrationLabor IssuesBudget/AppropriationsTradeAgricultureHealth IssuesLaw EnforcementArts/EntertainmentEnergyForeign RelationsGovernment IssuesTelecommunicationsAdvertisingDefenseWelfareEconomicsEnvironmentScience/TechnologyHomeland SecurityEducationHousingCONUnemploymentRetirementFinancialUrban DevelopmentIntelligenceMedicare/MedicaidNatural ResourcesSportsTariffsRoads/HighwaySmall BusinessRRRMEDAlcohol & Drug AbusePostalFuel/Gas/OilCivil RightsClean Air & WaterComputer IndustryManufacturingPharmacyAutomotiveFirearmsMedia/InformationUtilitiesAnimals
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
Brent GardnerJason BauknechtMacarthur ZimmermanMarilinda GarciaThomas FletcherDaniel CaldwellKelly MerkelChristopher HudsonMichael DingellChristine Harbin HansonJosellin CastilloTheodore EllisJuan Carlos HernandezLuis CardonaMatthew SilverAkash ChouguleDominic NordelWilliam BurgerLauren StewartHelder TosteMegan BaileyAndrew KorstDaniel TillsonMatthew KeenanKatelyn BledsoeFaith BurnsMichael NudoScott RauschKristin SkrzyckiAlexandra EdmondsMichael Keenan
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: Taxation, Transportation, Banking, Veterans, Immigration and 47 more
- •Discussed Exempt Organization Filing requirements.
- •Opposed increases in federal fuel taxes.
- •Opposed continued diversions of gas tax funds to non-highway projects.
- •Supported modernizing planning, permitting, and analysis requirements on infrastructure
- •Supported the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act.
- •Discussed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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