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New Data Compilation Shows Scope of Tobacco Industry Lobbying in the U.S.

Media Contact: Megan Manning (202) 390 – 9513 New Data Compilation Shows Scope of Tobacco Industry Lobbying in the U.S. Tobacco Companies Hire Hundreds of Lobbyists as They Post Court-Ordered Signs about Decades of Lies WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 14, 2023 – Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) released a

Press Release

Media Contact: Megan Manning (202) 390 – 9513 New Data Compilation Shows Scope of Tobacco Industry Lobbying in the U.S. Tobacco Companies Hire Hundreds of Lobbyists as They Post Court-Ordered Signs about Decades of Lies  WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 14, 2023 – Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) released a

The Scope and Reach of Tobacco Industry Lobbying

Media Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 390 – 9513 The Scope and Reach of Tobacco Industry Lobbying New Resource from ASH Identifies U.S. Tobacco Lobbyists and Lobbying Firms To Clarify Who Should Not be Trusted on Public Health Issues WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 28, 2021 – Tobacco companies spend millions

Feedback on the Tracker

Feedback on ASH's Tracker Please consider taking our brief survey to share feedback on how useful this Tobacco Lobbyist and Lobbying Firm Tracker has been/will be for your work. Take the survey now>   Contact Us with Additions Not all tobacco lobbyists are employed by a known major tobacco company.

Communication Tools

Sample Social Media Posts (Graphics Below) #TrackTobacco 1.) @ASHorg’s Lobbyist Tracker Data show 927 tobacco industry lobbying registrations in 2023 at the state level. Tobacco lobbyists work to protect tobacco profits at the expense of life-saving policies; they have no place in public health. 🔍: https://ash.org/tobacco-money #TrackTobacco   2.) Every

Research Methods & Limitations

Lobbyist records were obtained by visiting the lobbying registration websites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC). These public records were searched for tobacco companies, tobacco industry trade associations, and tobacco retailers currently employing lobbyists or lobbying firms. To view each states lobbying disclosure ranking please visit

Tobacco Companies Tracked

The following is a list of the major tobacco companies/trade associations with registered lobbyists in state legislatures included in the ASH Lobbyist Tracker:   Altria/Philip Morris USA Altria Group, Inc. (previously Philip Morris Companies, Inc.) is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., and NuMark. It is the