Cisco Systems Inc lobbied on 8 issues. See lobbying
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
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Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$243.5K to 83 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $243,500
Republican 51%
Democratic 38%
Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate
Candidates
Direct
Independent
Amount
Share
Republican
42
$124,000
$0
$124,000
51%
Democratic
27
$92,500
$0
$92,500
38%
Other or unresolved
14
$27,000
$0
$27,000
11%
Shown support
83
$243,500
$0
$243,500
100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$594,000 in 186 payments
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
By recipient
Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient
Count
Amount
Democratic candidates
27
$92.5K · 16%
Republican candidates
41
$123K · 21%
Other or unresolved candidates
15
$28K · 4.7%
Democratic party committees
2
$90K · 15%
Republican party committees
2
$90K · 15%
Other PACs and committees
32
$170.5K · 29%
All recipients
119
$594K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
California
12
$50K
New York
5
$24K
Louisiana
2
$17.5K
Texas
4
$16.8K
Virginia
7
$16K
Ohio
2
$8.5K
Indiana
2
$6.5K
Oklahoma
3
$6K
The largest 8 of 40 states.
Recipients 119
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Hakeem Jeffries2 receipts, latest Sep 28, 2026Jeffries for Congress · H2NY10092$10K
James Michael Johnson3 receipts, latest Aug 6, 2026Mike Johnson for Louisiana · H6LA04138$10K
Doris Matsui2 receipts, latest Mar 26, 2026Matsui for Congress · H6CA05195$10K
Sam T. Liccardo2 receipts, latest Mar 26, 2026Liccardo for Congress · H4CA16197$10K
Zoe Lofgren2 receipts, latest Jun 19, 2025Lofgren for Congress · H4CA16049$10K
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
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Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
No committee-to-committee receipts were itemized this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
NRSCParty committee (qualified) · Connected to YOUNG VICTORY COMMITTEE · 2 payments
$30K
Common Values PACPAC (qualified) · Connected to BARRASSO · 2 payments
$10K
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $572,254 reported receipts
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$556,33497%
Largest donors
Jeffrey Campbell36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · SVP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
Elizabeth Centoni36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · EVP, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFIC · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
Timothy Coogan36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · SVP, SALES · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
John Dorval36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · SVP, SALES · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
William Gartner36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · SVP/GM, ENGINEERING · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
Anthony Grieco36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · SVP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOLOGY · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
Kelly Jones36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER, SVP · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
Francine Katsoudas36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · EVP, CHIEF PEOPLE, POLICY · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
Patrick Morrissey36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · SVP, SALES SPECIALIST · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
Carrie Palin36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · SVP · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
Jeetendra Patel38 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · EVP/GM, ENGINEERING · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
Charles Robbins36 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · CEO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · SAN JOSE, CA$8,448
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 3,517 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $511.2K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$15,9202.8%
Total reported receipts $572,254
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $511,228 placed by state
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$20.4K+
$81.8K+
$184K+
$327.2K+
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Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
California3,517 contributions · 100%
$511,228
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Cisco Systems INC3,517 contributions · 100% of ranked
$511,228
Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($15,920) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
SVP123 contributions · 5.3% of ranked
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $644,300 reported
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$594,00092%
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$50,2007.8%
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$100<0.1%
Total reported disbursements $644,300
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $594,000 itemized
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$594,000100%
National Republican Congressional Committee$30,000
National Republican Senatorial Committee$30,000
NRCC Building Fund$30,000
DCCC Building Fund$30,000
Democratic Senate Campaign Committee$15,000
Total itemized disbursements $594,000
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 186 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
$646.8K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $193.5K, Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025.
$646.8K
Jan 2025Oct 2026
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.
Besides giving through its PAC, Cisco Systems Inc pays lobbyists to press Congress and federal agencies. Each quarter it, or a firm it hires, files a public report under the Lobbying Disclosure Act saying which topics it worked on, what it spent, and whom it contacted. This is what those reports say.
Spent on lobbying in 2026
$3.2M
Quarterly reports read
26
Bills it named
18
Topics it lobbied on
Each report files its work under official topics. The bar shows how often each topic came up across the reports; open one to read what was filed under it. Naming a bill says the organization lobbied on it, not which side it took.
Trade (domestic/foreign)in 15 report entries
In its own words
GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING TARIFFS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING DIGITAL TRADE GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING EXPORT CONTROLS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING AGREEMENTS ON RECIPROCAL TRADE GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING EXPORT IMPORT BANK;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO CHINA AND TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPORTS PROGRAM GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT
Issues related to international trade and global competitiveness; IP enforcement at the International Trade Commission; Issues related to reauthorization of Export-Import Bank
Advocacy regarding AI, cybersecurity, innovation, and trade.
Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
Issues impacting technology companies.
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Treasury, Dept of
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
White House Office
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
and 1 more office
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Telecommunicationsin 14 report entries · 6 bills named
In its own words
H.R. 5078: PROTECTING INFORMATION BY LOCAL LEADERS FOR AGENCY RESILIENCE (PILLAR) ACT;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO CYBER SECURITY AND TECH DEBT S. 5508: TELECOMMUNICATIONS CYBERSECURITY AND RESILIENCE ACT;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO CYBER SECURITY GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING SPECTRUM GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING BROADBAND AND THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND (USF) GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING GLOBAL INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS ISSUES GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING CYBER SECURITY GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING DATA PRIVACY
ALL PROVISIONS GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING SPECTRUM GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING BROADBAND AND THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND (USF) GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO CYBER SECURITY AND TECH DEBT GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING GLOBAL INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS ISSUES GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING CYBER SECURITY GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING DATA PRIVACY
PROVISIONS RELATED TO CYBER SECURITY AND TECH DEBT GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING SPECTRUM GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING BROADBAND AND THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND (USF) GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING GLOBAL INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS ISSUES GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING CYBER SECURITY GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING DATA PRIVACY
Science/Technologyin 12 report entries
In its own words
Artificial Intelligence. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Government funding.
Issues related to Artificial Intelligence, NDAA and Appropriations.
GENERAL DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Issues related to artificial intelligence (AI).
Issues impacting technology companies.
Issues related to AI, and the NDAA.
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
State, Dept of (DOS)
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
Computer Industryin 11 report entries · 2 bills named
In its own words
Issues related to computer networking, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, trade, intellectual property, telecommunications, broadband, and 5G/6G networks
5G/6G telecommunications policy; Issues related to artificial intelligence (AI).
H.R. 2765/S. 1362 Safe Supply Chains Act; Issues related to Technical Debt
Copyright/Patent/Trademarkin 10 report entries · 8 bills named
In its own words
H.R. 1574: RESTORE PATENT RIGHTS ACT OF 2025;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM H.R. 3152: PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT OF 2025;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM H.R. 3160: PREVAIL ACT;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM S. 708: RESTORE PATENT RIGHTS ACT OF 2025;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM S. 1546: PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT OF 2025;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM S. 1553: PREVAIL ACT;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM
PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM S. 2220 (118TH CONGRESS): PREVAIL ACT;
PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM S. 2140 (118TH CONGRESS): PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT OF 2023;
Intellectual property and patent issues;
Standard Essential Patents;
Intellectual Property/Patent enforcement at the International Trade Commission;
H.R. 3152/S. 1546, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025;
Taxation/Internal Revenue Codein 10 report entries · 1 bill named
In its own words
P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CORPORATE AND INTERNATIONAL TAXATION, REGULATION, INNOVATION, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) TAX CREDIT AMORTIZATION
Tax issues related to competitiveness of US technology industry; International tax issues
Tholos Government RelationsLobbying firm · 3 reports$90K
Federal Street Strategies, LLCLobbying firm · 1 report$50K
Salt Point StrategiesLobbying firm · 1 reportNot reported
Contributions on the LD-203 report
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $233K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
DECMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE BUILDING FUND$30K
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE BUILDING FUND$30K
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$15K
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$15K
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE$15K
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE$15K
CONGRESSIONAL EQUALITY CAUCUS$5K
REP. ANDREW GARBARINO$5K
REP. DORIS MATSUI$5K
REP. SAM LICCARDO$5K
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “CISCO SYSTEMS INC”, found by searching “CISCO SYSTEMS”. Lobbying and FEC records share no ID, so an organization that lobbies under another name is missed. Source: LDA.gov, accessed Oct 27, 2026. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
Cisco Systems, Inc. Federal PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a lobbyist/registrant PAC. Its FEC record names Cisco Systems, Inc. as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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$594K across 120 recipient committees, or 92% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
$26,880
VP Engineering172 contributions · 4.4% of ranked
$22,272
VP Sales173 contributions · 4.3% of ranked
$21,916
SVP People & Communities88 contributions · 4.2% of ranked
$21,504
SVP Sales97 contributions · 4.1% of ranked
$20,928
SVP Strategy & Planning74 contributions · 3.7% of ranked
$18,662
SVP/GM Engineering72 contributions · 3.3% of ranked
$16,896
SVP Customer Experience78 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$16,143
Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($15,920) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
S.4784/H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027;
Technical debt;
General business issues;
Privacy;
Foreign assistance and trusted technology;
Procurement policy;
Artificial intelligence;
S.1362 - SAFE Supply Chains Act.
S.4784/H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; Technical debt; General business issues; Issues affecting artificial intelligence and telecommunications networks.
Network security and cybersecurity; Spectrum issues; Issues related to 5G/6G networks; H.R. 2765/S. 1362, SAFE Supply Chains Act