Below is a list of the 25 highest total payments in 2014 by companies, trade groups, and other organizations to lobbyists, as compiled by the State Ethics Commission:
| South Carolina Hospital Association |
$338,603 |
| AT&T Services, Inc. on behalf of AT&T South Carolina and certain affiliated entities |
$281,850 |
| Municipal Association of South Carolina |
$201,849 |
| Altria Client Services Inc. and its affiliates |
$201,699 |
| The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, Inc. |
$197,466 |
| HCA North Florida Division |
$195,998 |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC |
$173,728 |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation |
$157,750 |
| South Carolina Poultry Federation |
$134,140 |
| SCANA Corporation |
$128,300 |
| South Carolina Bankers Association |
$123,655 |
| Republic Services of South Carolina, LLC |
$123,499 |
| South Carolina Retail Association |
$122,662 |
| Injured Workers’ Advocates |
$115,998 |
| South Carolina Health Care Association |
$114,586 |
| City of North Myrtle Beach |
$110,000 |
| South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. |
$105,532 |
| BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina |
$100,250 |
| South Carolina Petroleum Council |
$98,800 |
| Moondog Animation Studio LLC |
$98,477 |
| Consumer Lending Alliance, Inc. |
$96,000 |
| Piedmont Natural Gas Company |
$90,857 |
| South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association |
$90,330 |
| South Carolina Chamber of Commerce |
$87,381 |
| Home Builders Association of South Carolina |
$87,304 |
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