Pharmaceutical Industry
PhRMA – Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers
What They Defend
The largest single-sector lobbying spender in Washington most years. Opposes Medicare drug price negotiation, generic drug competition, and drug importation. Supports extended patent protections to maintain monopoly pricing.
Key Political Positions
- xOppose Medicare drug price negotiation
- xBlock drug importation from Canada
- xExtend pharmaceutical patents
- xOppose price transparency mandates
- xLimit generic drug competition
Politicians This Lobby Has Funded
Lisa Blunt RochesterDEM
Senator - Delaware
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$1.41M
Risk 22/100
Marsha BlackburnREP
Senator - Tennessee
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$89K
Risk 24/100
Bill CassidyREP
Senator - Louisiana
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$71K
Risk 24/100
Neal DunnREP
Representative - Florida
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$59K
Risk 13/100
Steve DainesREP
Senator - Montana
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$57K
Risk 11/100
Roger MarshallREP
Senator - Kansas
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$55K
Risk 11/100
John CurtisREP
Senator - Utah
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$46K
Risk 25/100
Christopher CoonsDEM
Senator - Delaware
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$45K
Risk 15/100
Mike CrapoREP
Senator - Idaho
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$42K
Risk 8/100
Dan CrenshawREP
Representative - Texas
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$42K
Risk 25/100
Tim ScottREP
Senator - South Carolina
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$40K
Risk 20/100
Gary PetersDEM
Senator - Michigan
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$39K
Risk 21/100
Thomas TillisREP
Senator - North Carolina
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$39K
Risk 23/100
Mazie HironoDEM
Senator - Hawaii
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$36K
Risk 25/100
Jacky RosenDEM
Senator - Nevada
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$33K
Risk 21/100
Tim KaineDEM
Senator - Virginia
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$33K
Risk 21/100
Robert MenendezDEM
Representative - New Jersey
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$30K
Risk 24/100
Carol MillerREP
Representative - West Virginia
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$28K
Risk 17/100
Joni ErnstREP
Senator - Iowa
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$26K
Risk 18/100
Angela AlsobrooksDEM
Senator - Maryland
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$26K
Risk 21/100
Shelley CapitoREP
Senator - West Virginia
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$25K
Risk 9/100
Susan CollinsREP
Senator - Maine
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$25K
Risk 12/100
Deb FischerREP
Senator - Nebraska
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$24K
Risk 24/100
James LankfordREP
Senator - Oklahoma
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$22K
Risk 9/100
Brendan BoyleDEM
Representative - Pennsylvania
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$22K
Risk 15/100
Jim BanksREP
Senator - Indiana
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$20K
Risk 23/100
Mitch McConnellREP
Senator - Kentucky
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$17K
Risk 9/100
Ted BuddREP
Senator - North Carolina
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$17K
Risk 11/100
Bill HagertyREP
Senator - Tennessee
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$17K
Risk 22/100
Tammy DuckworthDEM
Senator - Illinois
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$17K
Risk 12/100
Nellie PouDEM
Representative - New Jersey
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$15K
Risk 6/100
Jerry MoranREP
Senator - Kansas
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$15K
Risk 6/100
Jeanne ShaheenDEM
Senator - New Hampshire
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$14K
Risk 10/100
Margaret HassanDEM
Senator - New Hampshire
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$13K
Risk 14/100
David McCormickREP
Senator - Pennsylvania
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$13K
Risk 20/100
Ron WydenDEM
Senator - Oregon
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$12K
Risk 6/100
Eric SchmittREP
Senator - Missouri
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$12K
Risk 16/100
Rand PaulREP
Senator - Kentucky
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$12K
Risk 18/100
Kevin KileyIND
Representative - California
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$12K
Risk 24/100
Roger WickerREP
Senator - Mississippi
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$12K
Risk 24/100
John CornynREP
Senator - Texas
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$12K
Risk 17/100
Patty MurrayDEM
Senator - Washington
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$11K
Risk 10/100
John HoevenREP
Senator - North Dakota
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$11K
Risk 14/100
Tom CottonREP
Senator - Arkansas
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$11K
Risk 9/100
Morgan McGarveyDEM
Representative - Kentucky
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$11K
Risk 17/100
James JusticeREP
Senator - West Virginia
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$10K
Risk 24/100
Ted CruzREP
Senator - Texas
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$10K
Risk 20/100
Mary ScanlonDEM
Representative - Pennsylvania
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$10K
Risk 13/100
Gabe VasquezDEM
Representative - New Mexico
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$10K
Risk 23/100
Todd YoungREP
Senator - Indiana
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$9K
Risk 8/100
Jennifer McClellanDEM
Representative - Virginia
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$9K
Risk 18/100
Vince FongREP
Representative - California
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$9K
Risk 22/100
Emilia SykesDEM
Representative - Ohio
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$8K
Risk 23/100
Andrea SalinasDEM
Representative - Oregon
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$8K
Risk 23/100
Martin HeinrichDEM
Senator - New Mexico
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$8K
Risk 23/100
Kevin CramerREP
Senator - North Dakota
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$8K
Risk 23/100
Jennifer KiggansREP
Representative - Virginia
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$8K
Risk 23/100
Rick ScottREP
Senator - Florida
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$7K
Risk 17/100
Laurel LeeREP
Representative - Florida
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$7K
Risk 13/100
John ThuneREP
Senator - South Dakota
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$7K
Risk 13/100
Ann WagnerREP
Representative - Missouri
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$7K
Risk 23/100
Jasmine CrockettDEM
Representative - Texas
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$6K
Risk 13/100
Vicente GonzalezDEM
Representative - Texas
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$6K
Risk 25/100
Tommy TubervilleREP
Senator - Alabama
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$5K
Risk 12/100
Lindsey GrahamREP
Senator - South Carolina
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$5K
Risk 14/100
Catherine Cortez MastoDEM
Senator - Nevada
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$5K
Risk 10/100
Tammy BaldwinDEM
Senator - Wisconsin
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$5K
Risk 21/100
Timothy KennedyDEM
Representative - New York
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$5K
Risk 24/100
Brad KnottREP
Representative - North Carolina
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$5K
Risk 14/100
Gabe AmoDEM
Representative - Rhode Island
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$5K
Risk 24/100
Julie JohnsonDEM
Representative - Texas
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$4K
Risk 19/100
Dan SullivanREP
Senator - Alaska
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$4K
Risk 13/100
Tina SmithDEM
Senator - Minnesota
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$4K
Risk 9/100
Cynthia LummisREP
Senator - Wyoming
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$4K
Risk 8/100
Robert BresnahanREP
Representative - Pennsylvania
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$4K
Risk 14/100
LaMonica McIverDEM
Representative - New Jersey
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$4K
Risk 6/100
Wesley HuntREP
Representative - Texas
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$4K
Risk 9/100
Ben ClineREP
Representative - Virginia
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$3K
Risk 9/100
Harriet HagemanREP
Representative - Wyoming
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$3K
Risk 11/100
Shri ThanedarDEM
Representative - Michigan
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$3K
Risk 7/100
Charles SchumerDEM
Senator - New York
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$3K
Risk 10/100
Jack ReedDEM
Senator - Rhode Island
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$3K
Risk 4/100
Mike LeeREP
Senator - Utah
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$3K
Risk 14/100
John KennedyREP
Senator - Louisiana
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$3K
Risk 19/100
Mark MessmerREP
Representative - Indiana
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$3K
Risk 13/100
Chuck GrassleyREP
Senator - Iowa
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$2K
Risk 2/100
Jim CostaDEM
Representative - California
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$2K
Risk 17/100
Derek SchmidtREP
Representative - Kansas
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$2K
Risk 12/100
Seth MagazinerDEM
Representative - Rhode Island
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$2K
Risk 18/100
Russell FryREP
Representative - South Carolina
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$2K
Risk 14/100
Max MillerREP
Representative - Ohio
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$2K
Risk 13/100
Mike RoundsREP
Senator - South Dakota
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$1K
Risk 8/100
James RischREP
Senator - Idaho
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$1K
Risk 5/100
Lisa MurkowskiREP
Senator - Alaska
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$1K
Risk 6/100
King, Angus S., Jr.IND
Senator - Maine
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$1K
Risk 24/100
Michael RulliREP
Representative - Ohio
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$1K
Risk 10/100
Maxine WatersDEM
Representative - California
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$1K
Risk 10/100
Craig GoldmanREP
Representative - Texas
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$1K
Risk 25/100
Marlin StutzmanREP
Representative - Indiana
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$1K
Risk 1/100
Brian JackREP
Representative - Georgia
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$1K
Risk 17/100
Celeste MaloyREP
Representative - Utah
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$1K
Risk 17/100
Jared MoskowitzDEM
Representative - Florida
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$1K
Risk 17/100
Richard McCormickREP
Representative - Georgia
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$500
Risk 13/100
Nathaniel MoranREP
Representative - Texas
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$500
Risk 6/100