Politicians supported
113
distinct FEC recipients
pac · OH
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Combined recorded federal activity of $593.3M, led by federal contracts ($586.5M) - a convenience sum across FEC, Senate LDA, and USAspending.gov filings for 2023-2024, not a causal influence score. Data through August 2026.
- $593.3M
- Combined activity
- $638K
- Contributions
- $6.2M
- Lobbying
- $586.5M
- Contracts
The verdict
Marathon Petroleum Corporation ranks in the top 1% of 21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity, spread across contributions, lobbying, and contracts, led by federal contracts.
- Top 1%
- of 21,666 tracked organizations
- $638K
- campaign contributions
- $6.2M
- lobbying expenditures
- $586.5M
- federal contracts
Where Marathon Petroleum Corporation's total federal influence footprint sits
21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity
$593,264,596 135th of 21666 higher than 21,531 of 21,666 organizations
the full population, bucketed by value
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Source FEC contributions, LDA lobbying disclosures, and USASpending federal contracts · August 2026
Does lobbying spend track contract dollars?
Marathon Petroleum Corporation plotted against 60 other organizations with both lobbying disclosures and federal contract awards on record. The median split (1199K lobbying, $1056M contracts) shows the relationship is loose, some of the largest contract totals sit behind modest lobbying spend, and some heavy lobbying spend correlates with comparatively few contract dollars.
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Lobbying vs contracts table: Marathon Petroleum Corporation, 6150K lobbying, $586M contracts. Unitedhealth Group Incorpo…, 21140K lobbying, $26165M contracts. The Boeing Company, 3290K lobbying, $26035M contracts. RTX Corporation, 240K lobbying, $20371M contracts. Triwest Healthcare Allianc…, 320K lobbying, $15844M contracts. Northrop Grumman Corporation, 19760K lobbying, $11893M contracts. Huntington Ingalls Industr…, 15200K lobbying, $9031M contracts. Fluor Corporation, 6158K lobbying, $7668M contracts. General Dynamics Corporation, 30900K lobbying, $6595M contracts. Atlantic Diving Supply, INC., 240K lobbying, $5431M contracts. Ball Corporation, 1710K lobbying, $5197M contracts. Mckesson Corporation, 890K lobbying, $5044M contracts. Caci International, INC, 1060K lobbying, $4500M contracts. Space Exploration Technolo…, 8020K lobbying, $3561M contracts. Cencora, INC., 6345K lobbying, $2884M contracts. Merck & CO., INC., 22120K lobbying, $2793M contracts. Textron INC., 11584K lobbying, $2601M contracts. Veterans Evaluation Services, 30K lobbying, $1880M contracts. The Johns Hopkins Universi…, 594K lobbying, $1867M contracts. Palantir Technologies INC., 11864K lobbying, $1865M contracts. Peraton CORP., 1570K lobbying, $1572M contracts. Battelle Memorial Institute, 3120K lobbying, $1568M contracts. General Atomics Aeronautic…, 1690K lobbying, $1458M contracts. The GEO Group, INC., 3960K lobbying, $1369M contracts. Mantech International Corp…, 430K lobbying, $1314M contracts. The Aerospace Corporation, 140K lobbying, $1273M contracts. Arctic Slope Regional Corp…, 620K lobbying, $1234M contracts. Serco INC., 500K lobbying, $1110M contracts. Pfizer INC., 28805K lobbying, $1106M contracts. Parsons Corporation, 3010K lobbying, $1097M contracts. Bechtel, 1020K lobbying, $1076M contracts. Glaxosmithkline LLC, 3280K lobbying, $1056M contracts. Medline Industries LP, 430K lobbying, $963M contracts. Brookhaven Science Associa…, 160K lobbying, $933M contracts. General Matter INC, 310K lobbying, $900M contracts. Fedex Corporation, 27100K lobbying, $875M contracts. Ford Motor Company, 10750K lobbying, $813M contracts. Vigor Industrial, LLC, 400K lobbying, $773M contracts. Olin Corporation, 1568K lobbying, $761M contracts. Oshkosh Corporation, 790K lobbying, $757M contracts. Tcom LP, 140K lobbying, $717M contracts. Supplycore, 320K lobbying, $716M contracts. Austal Limited, 120K lobbying, $683M contracts. General Electric Company, 1199K lobbying, $678M contracts. Phillips 66, 11620K lobbying, $671M contracts. Corecivic, INC., 6204K lobbying, $655M contracts. General Motors Company, 31510K lobbying, $652M contracts. Aerovironment, INC., 1670K lobbying, $639M contracts. Valero Energy Corporation, 6780K lobbying, $617M contracts. Fairwinds Technologies, 190K lobbying, $594M contracts. Noble Supply & Logistics, …, 240K lobbying, $574M contracts. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdin…, 1820K lobbying, $532M contracts. Lmi Consulting, 320K lobbying, $521M contracts. Torch Technologies, INC, 510K lobbying, $517M contracts. Ernst & Young, 400K lobbying, $505M contracts. Massachusetts Institute of…, 217K lobbying, $493M contracts. Cgi Federal, INC., 640K lobbying, $480M contracts. Modern Technology Solution…, 520K lobbying, $466M contracts. Martin's Point Health Care, 520K lobbying, $461M contracts. Tetra Tech, INC., 10K lobbying, $447M contracts. Applied Research Associate…, 1867K lobbying, $414M contracts.
Lobbying years filed
2
LDA disclosure years
LDA issue areas
8
distinct policy categories
How Marathon Petroleum Corporation's recorded federal activity breaks down
The three tracked channels for Marathon Petroleum Corporation, side by side. Its largest channel is federal contracts at $586.5M.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation's influence activity score
Each tracked channel is percentile-scored against its own national benchmark, then averaged across only the channels that apply to a pac -- not one dollar sum where contract size can drown out everything else.
Overall activity score
C
78/100
Campaign contributions
A
100/100 · $638K
Lobbying expenditures
A
100/100 · $6.2M
Federal contracts
A
100/100 · $586.5M
Independent expenditures
F
10/100 · $0
What Marathon Petroleum Corporation's recorded federal activity shows
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, with a disclosed filing address in OH, runs a full three-channel federal operation topped by federal contracts: $638K in campaign contributions, $6.2M in lobbying expenditures, and $586.5M in federal contract awards.
On the campaign side, Marathon Petroleum Corporation's PAC contributions reached 113 federal politicians, led by August Lee Ii Pfluger at $10K. Its lobbying profile spans 2 reporting years across 8 distinct LDA issue areas, with emphasis on Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Energy/Nuclear. On the contracting side, 1 agency relationship - led by ALL AGENCIES at $586.5M anchors its federal revenue flows.
Politicians supported
Lobbying by year
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $3.0M |
Lobbying issues
Federal contracts
| Agency | Value |
|---|---|
| ALL AGENCIES | $586.5M |
Nationwide peers with similar federal activity
Cross-state nearest neighbors on two independent axes, combined tracked activity and Senate LDA lobbying spend, so the lattice is not filing-state containment.
Similar combined federal activity
Other organizations with nearest total contributions + lobbying + contracts ($593.3M here), outside OH filing-state peers.
Similar lobbying expenditures
Nearest LDA lobbying totals ($6.2M here) on a separate axis from combined activity.
Frequently asked questions
How much recorded federal activity does Marathon Petroleum Corporation have?
Marathon Petroleum Corporation has a combined recorded federal activity total of $593.3M, made up of $638K in campaign contributions, $6.2M in lobbying expenditures, and $586.5M in federal contracts. This is a convenience sum across three separate official populations, not a measure of causal political influence. Data from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov for 2023-2024.
Which politicians does Marathon Petroleum Corporation support?
Marathon Petroleum Corporation contributed $638K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. Marathon Petroleum Corporation supported 113 politicians, with the largest contribution going to August Lee Ii Pfluger ($10K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
What issues does Marathon Petroleum Corporation lobby on?
Marathon Petroleum Corporation spent $6.2M on federal lobbying. Key issue areas include Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Energy/Nuclear. Lobbying disclosures are filed under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and are public record.
What federal contracts does Marathon Petroleum Corporation hold?
Marathon Petroleum Corporation holds $586.5M in federal contracts. Contracts are awarded by agencies including ALL AGENCIES. All contract data is sourced from USAspending.gov, the official federal spending transparency portal.
Where does the data about Marathon Petroleum Corporation come from?
PlainInfluence aggregates data from three federal sources: the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for campaign contributions, the Senate Office of Public Records for lobbying disclosures under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and USAspending.gov for federal contract awards. Data covers the 2023-2024 reporting period.
What is "combined activity" and how is it calculated?
Combined activity (internally total_influence) is a convenience sum of three different official populations: FEC campaign contributions (2024 election cycle), Senate LDA lobbying expenditures (2023 and 2024 filing years, summed), and USAspending federal contract obligations (fiscal year 2024). It is a cross-dataset discovery index only, not causation, effectiveness, or political influence. Channel dollars are shown side by side; see /methodology#cross-stage-populations.
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Every figure traces to a real FEC, LDA, or USASpending filing; contribution and lobbying totals are not the same as spending on any specific outcome.
According to the Federal Election Commission and the Senate Office of Public Records, more than 14,000 political action committees and over 12,500 lobbying registrants filed disclosure reports covering the 2024 election cycle and calendar-year 2024 lobbying period respectively. Every figure on this page comes from official FEC, Senate LDA, or USAspending.gov filings, described on our methodology page. Data was last updated in August 2026.
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