SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

On the record as: lobbying client, PAC, lobbyists' giving (LD-203). Also written “SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES”, “SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION”, “SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP”.

$2.0M

from its PAC to 236 members, 2021 on

$16.1M

on 150 lobbying reports as a client

$5.5M

its lobbyists report giving 233 members (LD-203)

Its PAC's giving to members

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC

Democrats $513,500 (25%)
Republicans $1,495,000 (74%)
Independents $15,000 (1%)

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

◆ Mike Rogers

R-AL · Armed Services

$140K

◆ John R. Carter

R-TX · Appropriations

$120K

Vicente Gonzalez

D-TX

$115K

◆ Ken Calvert

R-CA · Appropriations

$106K

◆ Darren Soto

D-FL · Energy and Commerce

$105K

◆ Robert J. Wittman

R-VA · Armed Services

$98K

◆ Brian Babin

R-TX · Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology

$96K

◆ Pat Fallon

R-TX · Armed Services

$90K

◆ Haley M. Stevens

D-MI · Education and Workforce, Science, Space, and Technology

$90K

◆ Jay Obernolte

R-CA · Budget, Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology

$88K

◆ Tom Cole

R-OK · Appropriations

$85K

◆ Kevin Kiley

I-CA · Education and Workforce, Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure

$85K

◆ Trent Kelly

R-MS · Agriculture, Armed Services

$83K

◆ Randy K. Weber, Sr.

R-TX · Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology

$83K

◆ Ben Cline

R-VA · Appropriations, Budget, Judiciary

$80K

Tony Gonzales

R-TX

$80K

Young Kim

R-CA

$80K

◆ John R. Moolenaar

R-MI · Appropriations

$80K

◆ Mike Collins

R-GA · Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology

$78K

◆ Vince Fong

R-CA · Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology

$75K

All 60 members

Member	From its PAC	Its lobbyists (LD-203)	Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Mike Rogers R AL	$20,000	$120,000	Armed Services
John R. Carter R TX	$25,000	$95,000	Appropriations
Vicente Gonzalez D TX	$20,000	$95,000
Ken Calvert R CA	$10,000	$96,200	Appropriations
Darren Soto D FL	$20,000	$85,000	Energy and Commerce
Robert J. Wittman R VA	$20,000	$77,500	Armed Services
Brian Babin R TX	$20,000	$76,000	Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology
Pat Fallon R TX	$10,000	$80,000	Armed Services
Haley M. Stevens D MI	$10,000	$80,000	Education and Workforce, Science, Space, and Technology
Jay Obernolte R CA	$20,000	$67,500	Budget, Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology
Tom Cole R OK	$15,000	$70,000	Appropriations
Kevin Kiley I CA	$15,000	$70,000	Education and Workforce, Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure
Trent Kelly R MS	$15,000	$67,500	Agriculture, Armed Services
Randy K. Weber, Sr. R TX	$17,500	$65,000	Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology
Ben Cline R VA	$20,000	$60,000	Appropriations, Budget, Judiciary
Tony Gonzales R TX	$15,000	$65,000
Young Kim R CA	$15,000	$65,000
John R. Moolenaar R MI	$25,000	$55,000	Appropriations
Mike Collins R GA	$7,500	$70,000	Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology
Vince Fong R CA	$17,500	$57,500	Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology
Frank D. Lucas R OK	$10,000	$65,000	Agriculture
Joseph D. Morelle D NY	$20,000	$55,000	Appropriations
Richard McCormick R GA	$17,000	$54,000	Armed Services, Science, Space, and Technology
David G. Valadao R CA	$15,000	$56,000	Agriculture, Appropriations
Scott DesJarlais R TN	$15,000	$55,000	Agriculture, Armed Services
Neal P. Dunn R FL	$15,000	$55,000	Energy and Commerce
Ronny Jackson R TX	$1,500	$68,500	Agriculture, Armed Services
Zoe Lofgren D CA	$10,000	$60,000	Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology
Brett Guthrie R KY	$10,000	$57,500	Energy and Commerce
Lance Gooden R TX	$17,500	$50,000	Armed Services, Judiciary
Darrell Issa R CA	$12,500	$55,000	Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology
Dan Newhouse R WA	$15,000	$52,500	Agriculture, Appropriations
Henry Cuellar D TX	$15,000	$50,000	Appropriations
Harold Rogers R KY	$15,000	$50,000	Appropriations
Keith Self R TX	—	$65,000	Science, Space, and Technology
Rick Larsen D WA	$20,000	$40,000	Transportation and Infrastructure
Daniel Webster R FL	$10,000	$50,000	Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology
Ryan K. Zinke R MT	$2,500	$57,500	Appropriations
Juan Ciscomani R AZ	$12,500	$45,000	Appropriations
Troy E. Nehls R TX	$12,500	$45,000	Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure
Michael K. Simpson R ID	$12,500	$45,000	Appropriations
Beth Van Duyne R TX	$12,500	$45,000	Ways and Means
Matt Cartwright D PA	$10,000	$45,000
Mike Garcia R CA	$10,000	$45,000
Pat Harrigan R NC	$10,000	$45,000	Armed Services, Science, Space, and Technology
John J. McGuire III R VA	$10,000	$45,000	Armed Services
Adam Smith D WA	$15,000	$40,000	Armed Services
Michael Cloud R TX	$12,500	$40,000	Appropriations
Jeff Crank R CO	$10,000	$42,500	Armed Services
Sheri Biggs R SC	$10,000	$40,000	Science, Space, and Technology
H. Morgan Griffith R VA	$12,500	$37,500	Energy and Commerce
Mike Kennedy R UT	$10,000	$40,000	Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology
Betty McCollum D MN	$10,000	$40,000	Appropriations
Celeste Maloy R UT	$10,000	$40,000	Appropriations
Mark B. Messmer R IN	$10,000	$40,000	Agriculture, Armed Services, Education and Workforce
Donald Norcross D NJ	$10,000	$40,000	Armed Services, Education and Workforce
August Pfluger R TX	$15,000	$35,000	Energy and Commerce
Derek Schmidt R KS	$5,000	$45,000	Armed Services, Judiciary
Doug Lamborn R CO	$10,000	$37,500
Kat Cammack R FL	$15,000	$30,000	Agriculture, Energy and Commerce

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

Aerospace

121 reports

Defense

85 reports

Telecommunications

82 reports

Budget/Appropriations

41 reports

Environment/Superfund

17 reports

Transportation

14 reports

Agriculture

13 reports

Clean Air and Water (quality)

7 reports

Trade (domestic/foreign)

4 reports

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

3 reports

Bills it named

14 reports

11 reports

11 reports

9 reports

7 reports

7 reports

7 reports

7 reports

7 reports

7 reports

The lobbying firms it hired

INVARIANT LLC

$2.1M

FORBES-TATE

$1.3M

MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC

$1.1M

CAPITOL ALLIANCE GROUP, INC

$853K

BEDROCK STRATEGIES, LLC

$440K

POLISPACE-JAMES A.M. MUNCY

$280K

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

$40K

COZEN O'CONNOR PUBLIC STRATEGIES

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Firm	Reports	Fees reported
INVARIANT LLC	23	$2.1M
FORBES-TATE	23	$1.3M
MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC	23	$1.1M
CAPITOL ALLIANCE GROUP, INC	17	$853K
BEDROCK STRATEGIES, LLC	22	$440K
POLISPACE-JAMES A.M. MUNCY	15	$280K
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD	1	$40K
COZEN O'CONNOR PUBLIC STRATEGIES	3	$0

1 of its lobbyists worked for a member

Virginia Foxx · 1

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Lobbyist	Former position, as they list it	Member	Latest report
CYRUS ARTZ	Senior Policy Adv., Speaker Mike Johnson; Staff Dir and Parliamentarian, House Ed/Wf Comm; CoS, LD, and Policy Adv., Rep. Virginia Foxx; PSM and Research Assistant, RSC	Virginia Foxx	2026