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Avantus

Avantus LLC PAC

Corporate PAC FEC C00632588

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$27K
Paid to lobbying firms $420K

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 3 outside firms reported being paid by the company (LD-2, rounded to $10K). 1 report listed less than $5,000 and counts as $0 here. This PAC gives money raised from the company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Avantus reported federal lobbying in 7 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 3 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Energy/Nuclear7 of 87/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code5 of 85/8
  • Natural Resources2 of 82/8

Bills named in the filings 1 bill, this period

From the filings

“Educate lawmakers on Avantus' business model and projects in the desert southwest. Discuss legislative proposals related to solar energy development. Discuss permitting reform, including H.R.4776, the SPEED Act.”
Q2 2026 filing · Energy/Nuclear
“Educate lawmakers on Avantus' business model and projects in the desert southwest. Discuss legislative proposals related to solar energy development. Discuss permitting reform.”
Q3 2026 filing · Energy/Nuclear

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • InteriorDOI
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • Treasury

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 5 of 7.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Avantus, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 10 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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