Washington, D.C. – October 31, 2026 -- Emerson says it has made no payments to political candidates, parties, committees, ballot measures, 527 organizations or 501(c)4 organizations over the last five years, according to its government relations disclosure. The company also made no independent political expenditures in that period, to the best knowledge of its Government Relations team.
Emerson closed its federal and Missouri PACs in July 2022
Emerson maintains no federal or state political action committees. It discontinued support for federal candidates in 2021 and shut down both its federal and Missouri PACs in July 2022.
Any resumption of political giving would need approval from the CEO, the General Counsel and the Chief Transformation and Compliance Officer. The Corporate Governance Committee would oversee it, and funds could only promote company interests, not private political preferences.
Washington office conducts direct lobbying and files under the Lobbying Disclosure Act
Emerson runs a small Washington, D.C. office that engages public officials at all levels of government on its operations, emerging technologies and markets. Its government affairs team sometimes contacts policymakers on Capitol Hill and in the Executive Branch, which federal law classes as direct lobbying.
The company does not engage in grassroots lobbying, meaning efforts to sway public or employee opinion to act on legislation. Its federal lobbying activity appears in Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Reports published for the last two years include LD-203 contribution reports for Mid-Year 2026, Year-End 2025, Mid-Year 2025 and Year-End 2024, plus LD-2 reports.
Trade association dues feed indirect lobbying and quarterly LD-2 reporting
Emerson also lobbies indirectly through trade associations that share its concerns. The share of dues attributable to an association's lobbying is incorporated into the company's LD-2 and reported quarterly. The Board of Directors reviews major contributions and the list of trade association memberships annually.
Emerson states that membership does not mean it supports all of an association's lobbying efforts or political goals.