COLE, TOM Incumbent

· OK-4 (House)

61.1

Influence Score · 2026

Highly exposed

Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier →

Score components

Axis	Raw	Normalized (pts)	Coverage
Direct contributions	$2.35M	10.00	2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support	$500K	—	PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents)	$0	—	OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate	$0	—	PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor	$500K	3.19	direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure	$6.77M	3.73	Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment	0.812	5.81	Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes	0.0428	8.65	Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure	0.0000	0.00	Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction	0.000	0.00	STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup OK-4

Candidate	Party	Status	Direct $	Outside $	Score	Tier
COLE, TOM	REP	Inc.	$2.35M	$1.05M	61.1	Highly exposed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.