Daniel Webster
Republican
· FL-11 · 119th Congress
Public Buildings (Chair) · and Emergency Management (Chair) · and Hazardous Materials (Chair) · House Committee on Natural Resources · and Public Lands · and Wildlife · Wildlife and Fisheries · House Committee on Science · and Technology · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Influence Score
46.1
Least exposed
↓ -2.4
vs 118th (48.5)
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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
2.2
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.5
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$67,979
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$15,669
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.7
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.3
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.0
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.3
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.1
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
4.6
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$16,006 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $47.09M 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 — $94K.
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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 | 34.9 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 48.2 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 48.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 46.1 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$45,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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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.
Share from this one network
3.1%
Amount from this network
$26,006
Total from all networks
$837,337
Networks contributing
182
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Who funds Webster
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
1.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
24.6%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
No suspicious timing patterns detected.
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FRONTLINE INSURANCE
$23K
FLORIDA CRYSTALS
$15K
FRONTLINE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE
$14K
FRONTLINE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE
$13K
LEE PROPERTIES
$13K
LEE PROPERTIES
$12K
SEA AND SHORELINE
$12K
VAN KAMPEN-PIERRE ASSET MGMT
$12K
HOLDING OF THE VILLAGES
$11K
PHOENIX AMERICAN INSURANCE
$11K
SEA SHORELINE
$11K
WHITESTONE CONSTRUCTION
$10K
FRONTLINE INSURANCE
$10K
MVP
$7K
SEA AND SHORELINE
$7K
AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE
$7K
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS
$7K
CHARLES SCHWAB
$7K
CLEARPATH SOLUTIONS
$7K
CUMBERLAND DEV
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Daniel Webster comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
SLF PAC
$40K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$26K
REAL REPUBLICAN REFORM PAC
$16K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$10K
CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE REPRESENTATION
$2K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
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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.
40 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $306K to Daniel Webster across 51 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$306K
Shared contributors
40
Contributions
51
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 | 18 | $122K |
| 2024 | 27 | 28 | $131K |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | $53K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Daniel Webster or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL JATIVA | Comms Director, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar; Senior Comms Advisor, House Budget Co… | BRUNSWICK CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Daniel Webster ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no exposure.
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