Politicians supported
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distinct FEC recipients
lobbying_client · DC
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
$2.5M in federal lobbying on taxation/internal revenue code is the entire footprint here: no campaign giving, no contract awards on record.
- $2.5M
- Total influence
- $2.5M
- Lobbying
The verdict
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY ranks in the top 13% of 21,545 organizations with tracked federal activity, entirely lobbying-driven, concentrated in taxation/internal revenue code -- a top-tier disclosed spend.
- Top 13%
- of 21,545 tracked organizations
- $2.5M
- lobbying expenditures
Lobbying years filed
2
LDA disclosure years
LDA issue areas
11
distinct policy categories
Lobbying share of total influence 100.0%
Higher share = lobbying-heavy strategy vs. contributions or contracts
What THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY's influence footprint shows
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, headquartered in DC, runs no campaign contributions and holds no federal contracts in this dataset. What's on record is a top-tier lobbying operation centered on taxation/internal revenue code: $2.5M in disclosed expenditures across 2 filing years under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act.
Its lobbying profile spans 2 reporting years across 11 distinct LDA issue areas, with emphasis on Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Housing.
Lobbying by year
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $1.1M |
Lobbying issues
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
15 filings
Energy/Nuclear
15 filings
Housing
15 filings
Environment/Superfund
12 filings
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
11 filings
Homeland Security
9 filings
Transportation
9 filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
8 filings
Chemicals/Chemical Industry
7 filings
Railroads
4 filings
Defense
2 filings
Frequently asked questions
How much political influence does THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY have?
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY has a combined political influence footprint of $2.5M, made up of $2.5M in lobbying expenditures. This data comes from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov records for 2023-2024.
What issues does THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY lobby on?
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY spent $2.5M on federal lobbying. Key issue areas include Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Housing. Lobbying disclosures are filed under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and are public record.
Where does the data about THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 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 "total influence" and how is it calculated?
Total influence is the sum of an organization's campaign contributions, lobbying spending, and federal contract values. It provides a single metric for comparing the overall political and economic footprint of organizations in the federal arena. Each component is independently sourced from official government filings.
Related guides
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify the underlying filings at fec.gov/data.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainInfluence Editorial.
Every figure on PlainInfluence is rendered directly from official FEC, Senate LDA and USAspending records, no number is typed in by an editor. Contribution, lobbying, and contract totals are aggregated directly from FEC, Senate LDA, and USAspending bulk data, no figure is hand-entered. Disclosed contributions, lobbying, and contracts are lawful, regulated activities, appearing on this page is not an allegation of wrongdoing. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our disclaimer, or report a data error. Data current as of 2023-2024.