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Top 25 Government relations firms based in Washington, United States
RevenueBase identified 482 government relations firms headquartered in Washington, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 6,461 professional contacts across them, including 3,165 with verified work emails. Washington is the largest hub.
This list covers government relations firms headquartered in Washington, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest government relations firms based in Washington, United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 411 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “DDC Public Affairs builds communities of advocates that impact policy and win campaigns.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 255 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Cornerstone Government Affairs is a full-service, bipartisan, employee-owned firm specializing in government relations and lobbying, public affairs, strategic communications, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 243 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Services You Need BGR Group offers an integrated suite of bipartisan lobbying, strategic communications and advocacy solutions that help meet challenges in a risky…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 230 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Keller and Heckman, founded in 1962, has a broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, public policy, and litigation, serving both domestic and international clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 220 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “SKDK provides strategic advice, public relations, crisis communications, advertising, direct mail, and research to national and international companies, advocacy organizations…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 198 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “DCI Group is an independent public affairs consulting firm that specializes in public relations, crisis management, grassroots engagement, and digital advocacy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 170 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “McAllister & Quinn is a Washington, DC consulting firm that provides a comprehensive range of services to a diverse group of clients with issues before the federal government.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 166 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Invariant is a bipartisan business advisory firm, providing strategic advice to companies, trade associations, non-profits, and individuals on how to make Washington work for them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 121 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Edelman’s public and government affairs team of consultants are trusted and experienced public affairs advisors-including former government officials, political advisors, policy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 101 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC is a Washington, DC-based law firm that began with a strong focus on healthcare law and healthcare policy and has gradually expanded capabilities…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 97 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Monument Advocacy is a bipartisan firm that offers government relations, public affairs, strategic and crisis communications, and digital services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 84 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1982, The Ferguson Group has a proud record of success advocating on behalf of local communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 82 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “For more than 30 years, Van Scoyoc Associates (VSA) has been developing and executing tailored government affairs strategies for its clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “HOLTZMAN VOGEL PROTECTS THE HIGHEST PROFILE VOICES IN BUSINESS, POLITICS AND ADVOCACY For 25 years, Holtzman Vogel has represented Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, high net…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 79 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Cassidy and Associates, we make Washington work for you.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 76 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Bipartisan public affairs firm driving outcomes for our partners that achieve their goals and build value in today’s policy and political landscape.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 69 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in 2010, Thorn Run Partners is a leading Washington, DC-based government affairs firm whose members are Capitol Hill veterans with over a century’s experience in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 67 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “CQ provides essential intelligence and grassroots advocacy resources to take action.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Capitol Counsel, LLC is a full service government relations firm providing political analysis, strategic advice and advocacy services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 60 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “McDermott+ serves health industry clients with one-stop lobbying services, data analytics and modeling and policy advice.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 55 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Beekeeper Group we believe in empowering people to advocate for impact by connecting them with stakeholders that are ready to take action so that our clients can achieve their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 53 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Mindset is a bipartisan public policy firm that blends thoughtful research and analysis, strategic advisory services, and sophisticated advocacy to address the challenges and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 53 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “TRG is a government relations consulting firm located on the doorstep of the United States Capitol.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 52 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Lewis-Burke Associates LLC is a leading full service government relations firm specializing in advocating for the public policy interests of institutions of higher education and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 52 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “CGCN Group is an integrated advocacy and strategic communications firm that specializes in helping Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and trade associations navigate complex…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: government relations firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names government relations firms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of government relations firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name government relations firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Government relations firms based in Washington, United States at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Washington, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Washington, over 482 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among government relations firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in Washington, United States whose own description of what they do matches “government relations firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names government relations firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among government relations firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Washington are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,165 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Government relations firms by metro in the United States
- Government relations firms in Washington482
- Government relations firms in Sacramento97
- Government relations firms in Austin76
- Government relations firms in Chicago39
- Government relations firms in Tallahassee38
- Government relations firms in New York37
- Government relations firms in Atlanta36
- Government relations firms in Boston33
- Government relations firms in Phoenix32
- Government relations firms in Los Angeles30
- Government relations firms in Lansing29
- Government relations firms in Albany28
- Government relations firms in Alexandria28
- Government relations firms in Denver28
- Government relations firms in Columbus27
- Government relations firms in Harrisburg25
- Government relations firms in Trenton25
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names government relations firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many government relations firms are there based in Washington, United States?
RevenueBase identified 482 government relations firms headquartered in Washington, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
DDC Public Affairs, headquartered in Washington, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most government relations firms?
Washington leads with 482 headquartered companies, followed by Sacramento (97) and Austin (76).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,165 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 482 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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