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The Hershey Company: Political money and lobbying (shown, not graded) records
Political money and lobbying (shown, not graded): 37 records from the U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov), from 2021 to 2026; 24 of them list an amount, $3,812,000 in all. Political money and lobbying (shown, not graded): 3 records from the Federal Election Commission, from 2022 to 2026; the amounts total $158,644. Outcomes as recorded: $74,500.00 to federal candidates' committees (2025-2026) (1), $65,143.54 to federal candidates' committees (2023-2024) (1), $19,000.00 to federal candidates' committees (2021-2022) (1).
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| Date | Agency | What the agency recorded | Amount or outcome | Record | Retrieved | Matched | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $320,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) of 2026 (3rd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, FOO, TRD; bills named: S. 561, H.R. 479, S. 5026 | $320,000 · $320,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Federal Election Commission | FEC: THE HERSHEY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (committee C00200139; connected organization THE HERSHEY COMPANY) reported $74,500.00 in contributions to federal candidates' committees in the 2025-2026 cycle, reports through 2026-10-14 | $74,500 · $74,500.00 to federal candidates' committees (2025-2026) | Source record | Oct 24, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jul 20, 2026 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $100,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) of 2026 (2nd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, FOO, TRD; bills named: S. 561, H.R. 479 | $100,000 · $100,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Apr 17, 2026 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $120,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) of 2026 (1st Quarter - Report); issues AGR, FOO, TRD; bills named: S. 561, H.R. 479 | $120,000 · $120,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jan 20, 2026 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $670,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) of 2025 (4th Quarter - Report); issues AGR, FOO, TRD; bills named: S. 561, H.R. 479, H.R. 8467, H.R. 1 | $670,000 · $670,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Oct 17, 2025 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $120,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) of 2025 (3rd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, FOO, TRD; bills named: S. 561, H.R. 479, H.R. 8467, H.R. 1 | $120,000 · $120,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jul 18, 2025 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $290,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) of 2025 (2nd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, FOO, TAX, TRD; bills named: H.R. 1, S. 561, H.R. 479, H.R. 8467 | $290,000 · $290,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Apr 21, 2025 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $165,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) of 2025 (1st Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, FOO, TAR, TAX, TRD; bills named: S. 561, H.R. 479, H.R. 8467 | $165,000 · $165,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jan 20, 2025 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $240,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) of 2024 (4th Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, FOO, TAR; bills named: S. 1485, H.R. 4058, H.R. 8467 | $240,000 · $240,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Federal Election Commission | FEC: THE HERSHEY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (committee C00200139; connected organization THE HERSHEY COMPANY) reported $65,143.54 in contributions to federal candidates' committees in the 2023-2024 cycle, reports through 2024-12-31 | $65,144 · $65,143.54 to federal candidates' committees (2023-2024) | Source record | Oct 24, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Oct 16, 2024 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $134,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) of 2024 (3rd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, ENV, FOO, TAR; bills named: S. 1485, H.R. 4058, H.R. 8467, S. 1189, H.R. 6159, S. 1194, H.R. 4040 | $134,000 · $134,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jul 19, 2024 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $99,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) of 2024 (2nd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, ENV, FOO, LBR, TAR, TRD; bills named: S. 1485, H.R. 4058, H.R. 8467, S. 1189, H.R. 6159, S. 1194, H.R. 4040 | $99,000 · $99,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Apr 19, 2024 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $195,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) of 2024 (1st Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, FOO, LBR, TAR, TRD; bills named: S. 1485, H.R. 4058 | $195,000 · $195,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jan 19, 2024 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) of 2023 (4th Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jan 19, 2024 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $92,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) of 2023 (4th Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, ENV, FOO, LBR, TAR, TRD; bills named: S. 1485, H.R. 4058, H.R. 6159 | $92,000 · $92,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Oct 20, 2023 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $93,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) of 2023 (3rd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, FOO, TAR, TRD; bills named: S. 1485, H.R. 4058 | $93,000 · $93,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Oct 20, 2023 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) of 2023 (3rd Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jul 20, 2023 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) of 2023 (2nd Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jul 19, 2023 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $110,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) of 2023 (2nd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, FOO, TRD; bills named: S. 1485, H.R. 4058 | $110,000 · $110,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Apr 20, 2023 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) of 2023 (1st Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Apr 19, 2023 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $90,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) of 2023 (1st Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, FOO, TRD | $90,000 · $90,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jan 20, 2023 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) of 2022 (4th Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jan 19, 2023 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $140,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) of 2022 (4th Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, FOO, TRD | $140,000 · $140,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Federal Election Commission | FEC: THE HERSHEY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (committee C00200139; connected organization THE HERSHEY COMPANY) reported $19,000.00 in contributions to federal candidates' committees in the 2021-2022 cycle, reports through 2022-12-31 | $19,000 · $19,000.00 to federal candidates' committees (2021-2022) | Source record | Oct 24, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Oct 20, 2022 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $65,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) of 2022 (3rd Quarter - Report); issues CDT, ENG, FOO | $65,000 · $65,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Oct 20, 2022 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) of 2022 (3rd Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jul 20, 2022 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) of 2022 (2nd Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jul 14, 2022 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $65,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) of 2022 (2nd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, CIV, CPT, ENG, FOO, TRA, TRD; bills named: S. 3580, H.R. 4996 | $65,000 · $65,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Apr 20, 2022 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $61,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) of 2022 (1st Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, CPT, TRA, TRD; bills named: S. 3580, H.R. 4996 | $61,000 · $61,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Apr 19, 2022 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) of 2022 (1st Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jan 19, 2022 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $140,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) of 2021 (4th Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, CIV, ENV, LBR, TAR, TAX, TOU, TRD; bills named: H.R. 1319, H.R. 3975, H.R. 5376 | $140,000 · $140,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jan 19, 2022 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) of 2021 (4th Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Oct 20, 2021 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) of 2021 (3rd Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Oct 20, 2021 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $75,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) of 2021 (3rd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, CIV, COM, ENV, LBR, TAX, TOU, TRD; bills named: H.R. 1319 | $75,000 · $75,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jul 20, 2021 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) of 2021 (2nd Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jul 19, 2021 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $123,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) of 2021 (2nd Quarter - Report); issues AGR, CDT, CIV, COM, ENV, LBR, TAX, TOU, TRD; bills named: S. 578, H.R. 1319 | $123,000 · $123,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Apr 20, 2021 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) of 2021 (1st Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Apr 19, 2021 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $60,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) of 2021 (1st Quarter - Report); issues AGR, COM, LBR, TAX, TOU, TRD; bills named: H.R. 1319, S. 578 | $60,000 · $60,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jan 20, 2021 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD reported no amount for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) of 2020 (4th Quarter - Report (No Activity)) | no amount | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
| Jan 19, 2021 | U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA.gov) | LDA: THE HERSHEY COMPANY reported $245,000.00 (expenses) for lobbying for HERSHEY COMPANY in the 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) of 2020 (4th Quarter - Report); issues AGR, COM, LBR, TAX, TOU, TRD; bills named: H.R. 3705, S. 2568, H.R. 4521, H.R. 6201, H.R. 6074, S. 3548, H.Res. 904 | $245,000 · $245,000.00 (expenses) | Source record | Oct 26, 2026 | matched by name | Report an error |
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