SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
On the record as: lobbying client, PAC, lobbyists' giving (LD-203).
$18K
from its PAC to 5 senators, 2021 on
$7.3M
on 69 lobbying reports as a client
$305K
its lobbyists report giving 35 senators (LD-203)
Its PAC's giving to senators
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC)
- Democrats $2,500 (14%)
- Republicans $15,000 (86%)
The senators it gave most, colored by party. ◆ marks a senator on a committee that handles what it lobbies on.
◆ John Thune
R-SD · Finance
$43K
◆ Tim Scott
R-SC · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance
$39K
◆ Mike Crapo
R-ID · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance
$23K
Jon Tester
D-MT
$18K
◆ Thom Tillis
R-NC · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance
$18K
Jerry Moran
R-KS
$15K
Sherrod Brown
D-OH
$13K
Mitch McConnell
R-KY
$13K
Kyrsten Sinema
I-AZ
$13K
◆ Katie Boyd Britt
R-AL · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
$12K
◆ Mike Rounds
R-SD · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
$11K
◆ Steve Daines
R-MT · Finance
$10K
◆ Ruben Gallego
D-AZ · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
$10K
Alex Padilla
D-CA
$10K
$10K
◆ David McCormick
R-PA · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
$7,500
◆ Chuck Grassley
R-IA · Finance
$7,500
Gary C. Peters
D-MI
$7,000
Mitt Romney
R-UT
$7,000
◆ Lisa Blunt Rochester
D-DE · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
$5,000
All 35 senators
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.
What it lobbied on
Issues
59 reports
39 reports
Bills it named
12 reports
12 reports
8 reports
8 reports
6 reports
6 reports
6 reports
5 reports
4 reports
3 reports
The lobbying firms it hired
See the data
| Firm | Reports | Fees reported |
|---|---|---|
| POLARIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC | 23 | $1.8M |
| PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC | 23 | $1.4M |
1 of its lobbyists worked for a senator
See the data
| Lobbyist | Former position, as they list it | Senator | Latest report |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT ERDEL | Leg. Assistant, Sr. Policy Advisor, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer; Designee, House Financial Services Committee; Leg. Assistant, Sen. Deb Fischer; Staff Assistant, Field Rep, Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Roy Blunt | Deb Fischer | 2026 |