Follow the Money in Mississippi Politics
LobbyWatch Mississippi makes public records about campaign donations and lobbyist spending easier to find, search, and understand.
Created by Mississippi for a Just World, this database helps the public see whose money is behind the policies and politicians shaping Mississippi.
Public Records Should Be Publicly Useful
Mississippi politicians are required to report money they receive from lobbyists and campaign donors. But those records are often scattered, hard to search, and difficult to interpret.
LobbyWatch Mississippi brings public information into a clearer format so residents, journalists, organizers, researchers, and community members can better understand how private money shapes public policy.
How it works:
Public Players
Explore Mississippi’s political landscape through state and federal power maps. This section helps users see where elected officials sit within government, who they represent, and how public office connects to reported lobbying activity.
Federal Politicians
Lobbying at the federal level involves significantly more money than lobbying at the state level. This section highlights Mississippi’s congressional delegation, including each member’s committees, top lobbying industries, top lobbying companies, and related policy records.
Private PARTNERS
See which industries, companies, trade associations, law firms, unions, and lobbying groups spend money to influence Mississippi politicians. This section helps users compare lobbying activity by industry, total spending, top clients, and company spotlights.
Foreign Interests
Explore reported political spending connected to foreign-owned companies, foreign governments, international corporations, and organizations with significant overseas ties to locations such as Israel.
About the Data
LobbyWatch Mississippi organizes information from public disclosure records. We do not create the original reports. Our goal is to make existing public records easier to access, search, and understand.
Because public data can contain errors, omissions, or formatting issues, we welcome corrections.