Oil & Gas / Fossil Fuels
American Petroleum Institute (API)
What They Defend
Represents oil, gas, and natural gas industries. Spends hundreds of millions opposing climate legislation and carbon taxes. Promotes fossil fuel subsidies, pipeline expansion, and rollback of EPA regulations.
Key Political Positions
- xOppose carbon pricing / carbon tax
- xSupport fossil fuel subsidies
- xOppose clean energy mandates
- xPromote offshore drilling expansion
- xBlock methane emission regulations
Politicians This Lobby Has Funded
Ted CruzREP
Senator - Texas
support
$197K
Risk 20/100
David McCormickREP
Senator - Pennsylvania
support
$101K
Risk 20/100
Vicente GonzalezDEM
Representative - Texas
support
$101K
Risk 25/100
Max MillerREP
Representative - Ohio
support
$75K
Risk 13/100
Kevin CramerREP
Senator - North Dakota
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$75K
Risk 23/100
Rick ScottREP
Senator - Florida
support
$71K
Risk 17/100
Wesley HuntREP
Representative - Texas
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$54K
Risk 9/100
Deb FischerREP
Senator - Nebraska
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$49K
Risk 24/100
John CurtisREP
Senator - Utah
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$49K
Risk 25/100
Dan CrenshawREP
Representative - Texas
support
$47K
Risk 25/100
Jim CostaDEM
Representative - California
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$44K
Risk 17/100
Roger WickerREP
Senator - Mississippi
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$42K
Risk 24/100
Craig GoldmanREP
Representative - Texas
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$41K
Risk 25/100
Jim BanksREP
Senator - Indiana
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$39K
Risk 23/100
Andrea SalinasDEM
Representative - Oregon
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$39K
Risk 23/100
James JusticeREP
Senator - West Virginia
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$34K
Risk 24/100
Ann WagnerREP
Representative - Missouri
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$34K
Risk 23/100
Marsha BlackburnREP
Senator - Tennessee
support
$32K
Risk 24/100
Celeste MaloyREP
Representative - Utah
support
$32K
Risk 17/100
Harriet HagemanREP
Representative - Wyoming
support
$31K
Risk 11/100
Carol MillerREP
Representative - West Virginia
support
$30K
Risk 17/100
Jennifer McClellanDEM
Representative - Virginia
support
$29K
Risk 18/100
Julie FedorchakREP
Representative - North Dakota
support
$28K
Risk 18/100
Riley MooreREP
Representative - West Virginia
support
$28K
Risk 11/100
Bill CassidyREP
Senator - Louisiana
support
$26K
Risk 24/100
Emilia SykesDEM
Representative - Ohio
support
$26K
Risk 23/100
Shomari FiguresDEM
Representative - Alabama
support
$23K
Risk 20/100
Mark MessmerREP
Representative - Indiana
support
$21K
Risk 13/100
Julie JohnsonDEM
Representative - Texas
support
$21K
Risk 19/100
Tim ScottREP
Senator - South Carolina
support
$20K
Risk 20/100
Kristen McDonald RivetDEM
Representative - Michigan
support
$20K
Risk 23/100
Zachary NunnREP
Representative - Iowa
support
$19K
Risk 24/100
John CornynREP
Senator - Texas
support
$18K
Risk 17/100
Jennifer KiggansREP
Representative - Virginia
support
$18K
Risk 23/100
Brendan BoyleDEM
Representative - Pennsylvania
support
$18K
Risk 15/100
Gabe VasquezDEM
Representative - New Mexico
support
$17K
Risk 23/100
Jared MoskowitzDEM
Representative - Florida
support
$16K
Risk 17/100
Timothy KennedyDEM
Representative - New York
support
$16K
Risk 24/100
Morgan LuttrellREP
Representative - Texas
support
$16K
Risk 9/100
Morgan McGarveyDEM
Representative - Kentucky
support
$16K
Risk 17/100
Janelle BynumDEM
Representative - Oregon
support
$16K
Risk 22/100
John ThuneREP
Senator - South Dakota
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$16K
Risk 13/100
Steve DainesREP
Senator - Montana
support
$15K
Risk 11/100
Robert BresnahanREP
Representative - Pennsylvania
support
$14K
Risk 14/100
April McClain DelaneyDEM
Representative - Maryland
support
$14K
Risk 13/100
Vince FongREP
Representative - California
support
$14K
Risk 22/100
Shelley CapitoREP
Senator - West Virginia
support
$14K
Risk 9/100
Josh RileyDEM
Representative - New York
support
$13K
Risk 22/100
Thomas SuozziDEM
Representative - New York
support
$13K
Risk 23/100
Laurel LeeREP
Representative - Florida
support
$13K
Risk 13/100
Eric SorensenDEM
Representative - Illinois
support
$13K
Risk 24/100
Adam SchiffDEM
Senator - California
support
$12K
Risk 23/100
Dan SullivanREP
Senator - Alaska
support
$11K
Risk 13/100
Jerry MoranREP
Senator - Kansas
support
$11K
Risk 6/100
Suhas SubramanyamDEM
Representative - Virginia
support
$11K
Risk 24/100
Lisa Blunt RochesterDEM
Senator - Delaware
support
$11K
Risk 22/100
Martin HeinrichDEM
Senator - New Mexico
support
$11K
Risk 23/100
Eugene VindmanDEM
Representative - Virginia
support
$10K
Risk 17/100
Ron WydenDEM
Senator - Oregon
support
$10K
Risk 6/100
King, Angus S., Jr.IND
Senator - Maine
support
$10K
Risk 24/100
George WhitesidesDEM
Representative - California
support
$10K
Risk 21/100
Maggie GoodlanderDEM
Representative - New Hampshire
support
$10K
Risk 25/100
Brian JackREP
Representative - Georgia
support
$10K
Risk 17/100
Mike HaridopolosREP
Representative - Florida
support
$10K
Risk 16/100
Michael RulliREP
Representative - Ohio
support
$10K
Risk 10/100
Gabe EvansREP
Representative - Colorado
support
$9K
Risk 16/100
Bill HagertyREP
Senator - Tennessee
support
$9K
Risk 22/100
Mike LeeREP
Senator - Utah
support
$8K
Risk 14/100
Tim KaineDEM
Senator - Virginia
support
$8K
Risk 21/100
Michael BaumgartnerREP
Representative - Washington
support
$8K
Risk 11/100
Derrick Van OrdenREP
Representative - Wisconsin
support
$8K
Risk 22/100
James LankfordREP
Senator - Oklahoma
support
$7K
Risk 9/100
Mike CrapoREP
Senator - Idaho
support
$7K
Risk 8/100
Pat HarriganREP
Representative - North Carolina
support
$7K
Risk 9/100
John MannionDEM
Representative - New York
support
$6K
Risk 23/100
Sarah McBrideDEM
Representative - Delaware
support
$6K
Risk 23/100
Kelly MorrisonDEM
Representative - Minnesota
support
$6K
Risk 18/100
Greg CasarDEM
Representative - Texas
support
$6K
Risk 10/100
Tom BarrettREP
Representative - Michigan
support
$6K
Risk 22/100
Lisa MurkowskiREP
Senator - Alaska
support
$6K
Risk 6/100
Roger MarshallREP
Senator - Kansas
support
$6K
Risk 11/100
Mary ScanlonDEM
Representative - Pennsylvania
support
$6K
Risk 13/100
Gabe AmoDEM
Representative - Rhode Island
support
$5K
Risk 24/100
Thomas TillisREP
Senator - North Carolina
support
$5K
Risk 23/100
Jacky RosenDEM
Senator - Nevada
support
$5K
Risk 21/100
Mitch McConnellREP
Senator - Kentucky
support
$5K
Risk 9/100
Tom CottonREP
Senator - Arkansas
support
$5K
Risk 9/100
Maxine WatersDEM
Representative - California
support
$5K
Risk 10/100
Mike KennedyREP
Representative - Utah
support
$5K
Risk 8/100
Sheri BiggsREP
Representative - South Carolina
support
$5K
Risk 5/100
Summer LeeDEM
Representative - Pennsylvania
support
$5K
Risk 20/100
Christopher DeluzioDEM
Representative - Pennsylvania
support
$5K
Risk 24/100
Barry MooreREP
Representative - Alabama
support
$5K
Risk 10/100
Neal DunnREP
Representative - Florida
support
$5K
Risk 13/100
Gary PetersDEM
Senator - Michigan
support
$5K
Risk 21/100
Catherine Cortez MastoDEM
Senator - Nevada
support
$5K
Risk 10/100
Seth MagazinerDEM
Representative - Rhode Island
support
$5K
Risk 18/100
Lucy McBathDEM
Representative - Georgia
support
$5K
Risk 19/100
Cory MillsREP
Representative - Florida
support
$5K
Risk 6/100
Jill TokudaDEM
Representative - Hawaii
support
$4K
Risk 9/100
John HoevenREP
Senator - North Dakota
support
$4K
Risk 14/100
Mazie HironoDEM
Senator - Hawaii
support
$4K
Risk 25/100
Marie PerezDEM
Representative - Washington
support
$4K
Risk 23/100
Anna LunaREP
Representative - Florida
support
$4K
Risk 12/100
John HickenlooperDEM
Senator - Colorado
support
$4K
Risk 10/100
Joni ErnstREP
Senator - Iowa
support
$4K
Risk 18/100
Johnny OlszewskiDEM
Representative - Maryland
support
$4K
Risk 14/100
Cory BookerDEM
Senator - New Jersey
support
$3K
Risk 16/100
Kevin KileyIND
Representative - California
support
$3K
Risk 24/100
Nellie PouDEM
Representative - New Jersey
support
$3K
Risk 6/100
Eric SchmittREP
Senator - Missouri
support
$3K
Risk 16/100
Mike RoundsREP
Senator - South Dakota
support
$3K
Risk 8/100
Jack ReedDEM
Senator - Rhode Island
support
$3K
Risk 4/100
Eric CrawfordREP
Representative - Arkansas
support
$3K
Risk 10/100
David TaylorREP
Representative - Ohio
support
$3K
Risk 3/100
Derek SchmidtREP
Representative - Kansas
support
$3K
Risk 12/100
Brad KnottREP
Representative - North Carolina
support
$3K
Risk 14/100
Tony WiedREP
Representative - Wisconsin
support
$3K
Risk 4/100
Jason CrowDEM
Representative - Colorado
support
$2K
Risk 13/100
Tina SmithDEM
Senator - Minnesota
support
$2K
Risk 9/100
James RischREP
Senator - Idaho
support
$2K
Risk 5/100
Cynthia LummisREP
Senator - Wyoming
support
$2K
Risk 8/100
Christopher CoonsDEM
Senator - Delaware
support
$2K
Risk 15/100
Ben ClineREP
Representative - Virginia
support
$2K
Risk 9/100
Richard McCormickREP
Representative - Georgia
support
$2K
Risk 13/100
Jasmine CrockettDEM
Representative - Texas
support
$2K
Risk 13/100
Shri ThanedarDEM
Representative - Michigan
support
$2K
Risk 7/100
Todd YoungREP
Senator - Indiana
support
$2K
Risk 8/100
Josh HawleyREP
Senator - Missouri
support
$1K
Risk 22/100
Brandon GillREP
Representative - Texas
support
$1K
Risk 7/100
Joaquin CastroDEM
Representative - Texas
support
$1K
Risk 6/100
Tammy DuckworthDEM
Senator - Illinois
support
$1K
Risk 12/100
Sarah ElfrethDEM
Representative - Maryland
support
$1K
Risk 21/100
Marlin StutzmanREP
Representative - Indiana
support
$1K
Risk 1/100
Lloyd DoggettDEM
Representative - Texas
support
$1K
Risk 9/100
Delia RamirezDEM
Representative - Illinois
support
$1K
Risk 9/100
Peter WelchDEM
Senator - Vermont
support
$500
Risk 1/100