# Colorado lobbying spending has doubled since 2017

Published 2026-11-07 · By Pushbuild · Data: [State Lobbying Disclosures API – Lobbyists, Clients and Spending](https://pushbuild.com/apis/state-lobbying-disclosures.html)

**Lobbyist compensation reported in Colorado rose from $43.2M in 2017 to $88.8M in 2025.** Washington rose from $55.7M (2018) to $93.7M, and New York from $267.8M (2019) to $348.3M. All three set records in 2025.

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| Year | Colorado | New York | Washington |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | $43.2M |  | $25.7M |
| 2018 | $46.7M |  | $55.7M |
| 2019 | $51.7M | $267.8M | $64.3M |
| 2020 | $55.0M | $262.6M | $66.2M |
| 2021 | $60.9M | $276.8M | $71.5M |
| 2022 | $67.6M | $306.1M | $75.5M |
| 2023 | $74.5M | $322.2M | $83.2M |
| 2024 | $80.5M | $338.7M | $85.7M |
| 2025 | $88.8M | $348.3M | $93.7M |

## Caveats

Compensation paid to lobbyists as each state reports it; New York data starts in 2019 and Washington's 2017 figure looks partial. Not adjusted for inflation.

## Sources

- State Lobbying Disclosures API – Lobbyists, Clients and Spending: the primary sources are listed on the [API page](https://pushbuild.com/apis/state-lobbying-disclosures.html), read on 2026-11-07

Data as of 2026-11-07. Every figure in this post is in the table above and the CSV below.

Download the data behind this post: [b1-lobbying-compensation-by-year.csv](https://pushbuild.com/apis/analysis/data/b1-lobbying-compensation-by-year.csv)

## Get this data

Every number in this post comes from the [State Lobbying Disclosures API – Lobbyists, Clients and Spending](https://pushbuild.com/apis/state-lobbying-disclosures.html). $0.0008 per row returned; every key gets $1 of free usage each month.

```
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/state-lobbying-disclosures/run \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"states": ["CO"], "client": "Microsoft", "maxItems": 20}'
```

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As of 2026-11-07. Source: https://pushbuild.com/apis/analysis/state-lobbying-spending-growth/