According to a December 31, 2013 filing with the Federal Election Commission, Yelp is set to open its own political action committee, or PAC. The PAC will allow the popular reviews site to collect money and distribute it to legislators as a way to influence policy.

In November, Yelp hired its first lobbyist, Laurent Crenshaw. In his official lobbying registration form filed in November 2013, the former House staffer said that he was interested in working on patent and copyright reform bills along with a potential federal-level anti-defamation (anti-SLAPP) bill.

Other Silicon Valley firms have PACs too: Google’s NETPAC is worth about $1 million, while Facebook’s is worth about $200,000.

Yelp executives have also previously donated small amounts of money to political candidates and organizations.

Donation records also show that Luther Lowe, Yelp’s director of public policy, donated $500 in August 2013 to a Republican congressional candidate from Arkansas. The company’s vice president, Michael Ghaffary, donated $250 in January 2013 to “Americans for Responsible Solutions,” a gun control nonprofit founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).

Traditionally, Silicon Valley has leaned toward the American political left in recent years, although it has a notable libertarian streak as well.