South Dakota Lobbying

Federal lobbying by clients headquartered in South Dakota

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Clients headquartered in South Dakota have spent $33.1M on federal lobbying across 1,674 filings. With 69 active lobbying clients, South Dakota is an active participant in federal lobbying. This spending reveals which industries and companies in South Dakota have the most at stake in federal policy.

$33.1M
Total Lobbying
69
Clients
1,674
Filings

Spending by Year

YearSpending
2018$2.1M
2019$2.6M
2020$3.0M
2021$2.8M
2022$4.0M
2023$10.0M
2024$4.2M
2025$4.4M

Biggest Spenders in South Dakota

#ClientSpending
1Sanford Health$4.6M
2Poet LLC$2.1M
3Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe$1.7M
4South Dakota State University$1.6M
5Oglala Sioux Tribe$1.4M
6Medgene Labs$1.4M
7South Dakota Science & Technology Authority$1.3M
8Empirical Foods (FKA Beef Products INC.)$1.2M
9The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society$1.2M
10Pathward, National Association (FKA Pathward (Formerly Metabank, N.a.))$1.1M
11Ndn Collective$1.1M
12Northwestern Energy$1.1M
13Pathward, N.a.$1.0M
14Silencer Central$1.0M
15Metabank$1.0M
16Premier Bankcard, LLC$996K
17American Coalition for Ethanol$970K
18South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority$908K
19Heartland Energy (Formerly Known as Heartland Consumers Power District)$790K
20Sisseton-wahpeton Oyate$720K
21Lewis & Clark Rural Water System$710K
22Rosebud Sioux Tribe$700K
23Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe$630K
24Wakpamni Lake Community Corporation - Arrowhead Advance$618K
25Innovative Materials & Processes$320K

Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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