Harold Rogers
Republican
· KY-5 · 119th Congress
and Related Agencies (Chair) · Foreign Operations (Chair) · and Related Programs (Chair) · House Committee on Appropriations · Housing and Urban Development
Influence Score
58.3
Moderately exposed
↓ -2.7
vs 118th (61.0)
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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
3.2
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.2
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
8.6
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
4.6
/ 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
11.5
/ 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
4.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
4.8
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$10,506 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$21 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $158.06M 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 — $316K.
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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 | 45.0 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 57.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 61.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 58.3 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$55,000
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
2.6%
Amount from this network
$27,500
Total from all networks
$1,036,365
Networks contributing
195
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Who funds Rogers
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
97.9%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
10
Money that arrived near votes
$23K
Distinct donors
14
Distinct employers
8
Share of their total fundraising
3.75%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BLACKSTONE
$7K
BAIRD LAW FIRM
$3K
UTILITY MANAGEMENT
$3K
ACP TECHNOLOGIES
$2K
UTILITY MANAGEMENT
$2K
FORCHT BANK
$2K
FORCHT BANK
$1K
AHMAR INVESTMENT
$1K
ARENT FOX LLP
$1K
VANANTWERP ATTORNEYS LLP
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
$20K
OUTDOOR VENTURE
$15K
OUTDOOR VENTURE
$12K
HOMEMAKER
$11K
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
$11K
APPALACIAN RECOVERY CENTER
$10K
PRIMARY CARE CENTER
$9K
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
$9K
HOMEMAKER
$9K
RAJANT
$9K
CLARK S PUMP N SHOP
$8K
JOHN CLARK OIL
$8K
WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT
$8K
UTILITY MANAGEMENT
$7K
ACP TECHNOLOGIES
$7K
HOMEMAKER
$7K
MARTIN S PETERHILT
$7K
PRIMARY CARE CENTER
$7K
RAJANT
$7K
SOMERSET WOOD PRODUCTS
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Harold Rogers comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$10K
CARE ACTION
$2K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
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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.
19 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $114K to Harold Rogers across 23 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$114K
Shared contributors
19
Contributions
23
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | $78K |
| 2024 | 16 | 17 | $21K |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $16K |
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Revolving Door
7 former staff members
who worked for Harold Rogers or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY NICHOLS (MCMANUS) | Subcommittee Staff Director, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, House Co… | LOT SIXTEEN LLC | 18 | 56 | 2024–2025 |
| AUSTIN GAGE | Asst. to Rep. Hal Rogers, House Appropriations Committee; Legislative Director/C… | INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES, LLC | 18 | 19 | 2025–2025 |
| MICHAEL HIGDON | Office of Rep. H. Rogers: Chief of Staff/Approps Assoc (2009-2011); Legislative … | A1.9 STRATEGIES LLC | 16 | 158 | 2023–2025 |
| JAKOB JOHNSEN | Chief of Staff, Congressman Hal Rogers | THE ROOSEVELT GROUP | 8 | 18 | 2025–2025 |
| VICTORIA LUCK | House Appropriations Committee: Office Manager 2013-2017; Rep. Hal Rogers: Appro… | A1.9 STRATEGIES LLC | 4 | 28 | 2023–2025 |
| ANDREW HAWKINS | Rep. Rogers, Chief of Staff, LD, LA | EAST END GROUP, LLC | 3 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
| COLIN HAYES | Subcommittee Staff Director, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, House Co… | LOT SIXTEEN LLC | 1 | 2 | 2023–2025 |
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Harold Rogers 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