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Applied Research Associates

Applied Research Associates, Inc. Political Action Committee (ARAPAC)

Corporate PAC FEC C00762427

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$257K
Company lobbying, all issues $1.3M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the company’s own LD-2 reports, all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000 each quarter. Two different filers, same 21 months.Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. 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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Applied Research Associates reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 5 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Budget/Appropriations8 of 88/8
  • Defense8 of 88/8
  • Transportation7 of 87/8
  • Homeland Security6 of 86/8
  • Environment/Superfund5 of 85/8

Bills named in the filings 1 bill, this period

From the filings

“Department of Defense Appropriations Act FY2026: Issues related to defense appropriations. Department of Defense Appropriations Act FY2027: Issues related to defense appropriations. National Defense Authorization Act FY2027: Issues related to defense programs One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1)”
Q3 2026 filing · Defense
“Department of Defense Appropriations Act FY2027, issues related to defense appropriations, prototyping, and advanced manufacturing.”
Q3 2026 filing · Budget/Appropriations, Defense

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • DefenseDOD
  • TransportationDOT
  • Federal Highway AdministrationFHA

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

Every filing since 2015, with the lobbyists named and the quarters each bill appearsEvery filing since 2015 Pro

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Applied Research Associates, 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 42 sitting members of Congress and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.

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