Rosa L. Delauro
Democrat
· CT-3 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Appropriations (Chair) · Health and Human Services (Chair) · and Related Agencies (Chair) · Rural Development · Food and Drug Administration · House Committee on the Budget
Influence Score
65.9
Moderately exposed
↓ -6.8
vs 118th (72.7)
— ◊ —
This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
7.8
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
< 0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$29
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.3
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
8.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.8
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
13.1
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
5.3
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
5.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
5.5
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$4,120 direct
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$2,495 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $186.85M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $374K.
— ◊ —
Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 69.5 | Highly exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 75.1 | Highly exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 72.7 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 65.9 | Moderately exposed |
— ◊ —
Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC
Total money from this network
$65,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
— ◊ —
Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Network
UNITE THE COUNTRY
Share from this one network
2.8%
Amount from this network
$59,500
Total from all networks
$2,154,042
Networks contributing
281
— ◊ —
Who funds Delauro
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,372,875
— ◊ —
Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
8.5%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
55.6%
— ◊ —
Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
17
Money that arrived near votes
$24K
Distinct donors
21
Distinct employers
13
Share of their total fundraising
1.52%
Biggest clusters of timed money
ARNOLD PORTER
$4K
DEWEY SQUARE
$2K
ARNOLD PORTER
$2K
NATIONAL DIAPER BANK NETWORK
$2K
NATIONAL DIAPER BANK NETWORK
$2K
CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL
$1K
YALE UNIVERSITY
$1K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICIN
$1K
ARNOLD PORTER
$1K
DEWEY SQUARE
$1K
— ◊ —
Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$61K
YALE UNIVERSITY
$27K
HAMSTERHEAD
$14K
YALE UNIVERSITY
$13K
CRD ASSOCIATES
$12K
RTX
$11K
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIAT
$10K
CRD ASSOCIATES
$10K
LOEB
$10K
COOPER HOUSE
$10K
SCHUSTERMAN INTERESTS
$10K
AURORA PICTURES
$9K
BLS INVESTMENTS
$9K
HUNTER COLLEGE
$9K
INSTAP
$9K
INVERSANT
$9K
MAXMIND
$9K
RXR REALTY
$9K
THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE
$9K
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
$9K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Rosa L. Delauro comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$28
Disclosed outside spending
$20
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
28.57%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
WFP IE COMMITTEE
$155K
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC
$100K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$3K
AFT SOLIDARITY
$1K
DEMOCRACY PAC
$195
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$67
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$40
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
— ◊ —
Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
44 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $112K to Rosa L. Delauro across 67 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$112K
Shared contributors
44
Contributions
67
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 30 | 35 | $41K |
| 2024 | 11 | 22 | $21K |
| 2026 | 7 | 10 | $50K |
— ◊ —
Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for Rosa L. Delauro or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIZ ALBERTINE | Chief of Staff (and other positions), Rep. DeLauro | DLA PIPER LLP (US) | 9 | 11 | 2023–2024 |
| JOHN BRENNAN | Chief of Staff, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT); Director, Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-OH); L… | BLUEBIRD STRATEGIES | 5 | 5 | 2023–2024 |
| MAURA KEEFE | Chief of Staff, Senator Shaheen 2009-2019 Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Rosa DeL… | KEEFE SINGISER PARTNERS, FKA KEEFE STRATEGIES LLC | 4 | 24 | 2023–2025 |
| JASON KANTER | Professional Staff Member, House Ways and Means Cmte; Sr. Leg. Officer, Dept. of… | KANTER STRATEGIES LLC | 1 | 3 | 2025–2025 |
| ELIZABETH ALBERTINE | Rep. DeLauro: Staff Asst, LC, LA 4/2010-8/2014; Chief of Staff, LD, Sr. Policy A… | RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
— ◊ —
Rosa L. Delauro sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required