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AFLAC INCORPORATED

On the record as: lobbying client, PAC, lobbyists' giving (LD-203). Also written “AFLAC”, “AFLAC, INC.”, “AFLAC INC.”.

$315K
from its PAC to 41 senators, 2021 on
$37.6M
on 190 lobbying reports as a client
$1.3M
its lobbyists report giving 85 senators (LD-203)

Its PAC's giving to senators

AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)

  • Democrats $132,000 (42%)
  • Republicans $172,500 (55%)
  • Independents $10,000 (3%)

The senators it gave most, colored by party. ◆ marks a senator on a committee that handles what it lobbies on.

◆ Tim Scott
R-SC · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
$64K
◆ Deb Fischer
R-NE · Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
$51K
◆ John Thune
R-SD · Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
$50K
◆ James Lankford
R-OK · Finance
$41K
◆ John Boozman
R-AR · Appropriations
$40K
◆ Tim Kaine
D-VA · Armed Services, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
$39K
◆ Bill Hagerty
R-TN · Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
$39K
◆ Pete Ricketts
R-NE · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget
$38K
Charles E. Schumer
D-NY
$38K
◆ John Barrasso
R-WY · Finance
$37K
◆ Ron Wyden
D-OR · Budget, Finance
$37K
◆ Roger F. Wicker
R-MS · Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
$35K
◆ Todd Young
R-IN · Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
$34K
◆ Mike Crapo
R-ID · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Finance
$33K
◆ Margaret Wood Hassan
D-NH · Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
$33K
◆ Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
$33K
◆ Jerry Moran
R-KS · Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
$33K
Sherrod Brown
D-OH
$30K
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
D-PA
$30K
◆ Chuck Grassley
R-IA · Budget, Finance, Judiciary
$30K
All 60 senators
SenatorFrom its PACIts lobbyists (LD-203)Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Tim Scott R SC$15,000$48,500Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Deb Fischer R NE$10,000$40,500Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
John Thune R SD$10,000$40,000Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
James Lankford R OK$10,500$30,000Finance
John Boozman R AR$10,000$30,000Appropriations
Tim Kaine D VA$10,000$28,500Armed Services, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Bill Hagerty R TN—$38,500Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Pete Ricketts R NE$7,500$30,000Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget
Charles E. Schumer D NY$5,000$32,500
John Barrasso R WY$10,000$26,650Finance
Ron Wyden D OR$10,500$26,000Budget, Finance
Roger F. Wicker R MS$6,000$29,000Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Todd Young R IN$10,000$23,500Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Mike Crapo R ID$6,000$27,000Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Finance
Margaret Wood Hassan D NH$9,000$24,000Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Shelley Moore Capito R WV$5,000$27,500Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Jerry Moran R KS$10,000$22,500Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sherrod Brown D OH$10,000$20,000
Robert P. Casey, Jr. D PA$10,000$20,000
Chuck Grassley R IA$10,000$20,000Budget, Finance, Judiciary
Marsha Blackburn R TN$10,000$17,500Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance, Judiciary
Christopher A. Coons D DE—$27,500Appropriations, Judiciary
Steve Daines R MT—$27,500Finance
Jack Reed D RI—$27,500Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Mike Rounds R SD—$27,500Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Tammy Baldwin D WI$10,000$16,000Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV$8,000$18,000Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance
Jon Tester D MT$10,000$15,000
Bill Cassidy R LA—$25,000Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Thom Tillis R NC—$25,000Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance, Judiciary
Susan M. Collins R ME$2,500$20,000Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Patty Murray D WA$10,000$11,500Appropriations, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Jacky Rosen D NV$10,000$11,000Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Chris Van Hollen D MD$5,000$16,000Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget
Katie Boyd Britt R AL—$20,000Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Judiciary
John Hoeven R ND$7,500$12,500Appropriations
Angus S. King, Jr. I ME$5,000$15,000Armed Services
Kyrsten Sinema I AZ$5,000$12,500
Mark R. Warner D VA$2,500$15,000Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Finance
John Cornyn R TX—$17,500Budget, Finance, Judiciary
Gary C. Peters D MI—$17,000Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Martin Heinrich D NM$5,000$11,000Appropriations
Richard Blumenthal D CT$5,000$10,000Armed Services, Judiciary
Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE$5,000$10,000Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Marco Rubio R FL$7,500$7,500
Lindsey Graham R SC—$15,000
Mitch McConnell R KY—$15,000Appropriations
James E. Risch R ID—$15,000
Joni Ernst R IA—$13,500Armed Services
Kevin Cramer R ND$5,000$7,500Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Mike Lee R UT$10,000$2,500Budget, Judiciary
Lisa Murkowski R AK$5,000$7,500Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Mazie K. Hirono D HI—$12,500Armed Services, Judiciary
Tammy Duckworth D IL$3,500$8,500Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Tina Smith D MN—$11,000Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance
Rand Paul R KY$5,000$5,000Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Angela D. Alsobrooks D MD—$10,000Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Ben Sasse R NE—$10,000
Dan Sullivan R AK—$10,000Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Brian Schatz D HI$3,500$6,000Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Its lobbying, by year

What its quarterly reports (LD-2) total each year: the fees it paid its lobbying firms, or its own lobbying spending when it lobbies for itself. Latest version of each report.

2021: $5.9M20212022: $6.1M20222023: $6.6M20232024: $7.6M2024$7.6M2025: $6.2M20252026: $5.1M2026

What it lobbied on

Issues

Insurance
153 reports
Health Issues
94 reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
81 reports
Computer Industry
16 reports
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
7 reports
Medicare/Medicaid
5 reports
Budget/Appropriations
2 reports
Defense
2 reports
Accounting
1 reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)
1 reports

Bills it named

H.R. 1165 (118th)
8 reports
H.R. 804 (117th)
7 reports
S. 248 (117th)
7 reports
H.R. 824 (118th)
7 reports
H.R. 3148 (119th)
5 reports
S. 322 (117th)
4 reports
H.R. 842 (117th)
4 reports
S. 420 (117th)
4 reports
H.R. 5376 (117th)
4 reports
S. 1002 (117th)
3 reports

The lobbying firms it hired

ALSTON & BIRD LLP
$1.3M
HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER US LLP (FKA HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP)
$750K
MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC
$730K
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
$690K
FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC
$690K
HORIZONS GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC
$503K
OAK GROVE STRATEGIES
$435K
KING & SPALDING LLP
$300K
TROUTMAN STRATEGIES
$200K
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
$150K
THEGROUP DC, LLC
$130K
See the data
FirmReportsFees reported
ALSTON & BIRD LLP23$1.3M
HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER US LLP (FKA HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP)23$750K
MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC23$730K
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.23$690K
FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC23$690K
HORIZONS GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC11$503K
OAK GROVE STRATEGIES22$435K
KING & SPALDING LLP5$300K
TROUTMAN STRATEGIES4$200K
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD5$150K
THEGROUP DC, LLC5$130K

4 of its lobbyists worked for a senator

See the data
LobbyistFormer position, as they list itSenatorLatest report
JOSEPH MOTTRep. R.Norman (Jan2025-Jan2026) COS, (June2023-Jan2025) DCOS, (Dec2022-June2023) Otrch Dir, (Jan2022-Dec2022) Dist Otrch Dir, and (Feb2021-Jan2022) Dist Otrch Coord; Sen. D.Perdue (Feb2020-May2020) Intrn; Sen. T.Scott (May2019-Aug.2019) Intrn.David Perdue2026
SYDNEY FINCHERProfessional Staff Member, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Copyrights, and Patents (Mar 2019 - Dec 2019); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Tillis (Aug 2017 - Mar 2019); Staff Assistant, Sen. Tillis (Jun 2016 - Aug 2017)Thom Tillis2023
CHASSENY LEWISLegis. Correspondent, Rep. Waters (06-07); Legis. Correspondent, Sen. Menendez (Dec 07- Jul 11); Dist, Director, Rep. Sewell (Jul 11- Oct 17); CoS, Rep. Wilson (Oct 17- Mar 20), Interim CoS, Rep. Waters, (Jun 21 - Feb 22)Robert Menendez2023
THERESA PATTARATax Counsel, US Senate Committee on Finance/Senator Chuck Grassley, April 2008 - November 2012; Capitol Hill Fellow, US Senate Committee on Finance, January 2005 - March 2006Chuck Grassley2022