Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
Republican
· TN-3 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Appropriations · and Related Agencies · Health and Human Services · House Committee on Science · and Technology
Influence Score
60.4
Moderately exposed
↓ -4.7
vs 118th (65.1)
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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
3.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.7
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
8.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.8
/ 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
10.4
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.5
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
5.4
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$16,671 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $186.65M 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 — $373K.
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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 | 46.4 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 42.8 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 65.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 60.4 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$42,000
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
2.4%
Amount from this network
$37,500
Total from all networks
$1,584,922
Networks contributing
294
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Who funds Fleischmann
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$677,850
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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
98.3%
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
14
Money that arrived near votes
$35K
Distinct donors
17
Distinct employers
13
Share of their total fundraising
3.15%
Biggest clusters of timed money
LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
$7K
SOUTH COLLEGE
$7K
CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE
$3K
EVERMORE FINANCIAL SERVICES
$3K
JANSSEN SPAANS ENGINEERING
$3K
ATHENS INSURANCE
$2K
TRIMBLE INSURANCE
$2K
GOLDMAN SACHS
$2K
BANK OF CLEVELAND
$1K
GEM TECHNOLOGIES
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
SPECTRA TECH
$32K
SPECTRA TECH
$23K
HOMEMAKER
$22K
DEROYAL
$21K
UCOR
$20K
DEROYAL
$20K
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LAB
$20K
MCKEE FOODS
$18K
CNS
$18K
DEROYAL
$17K
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LAB
$16K
ADKISSON LAND
$14K
MCKEE BAKERY
$14K
NAVARRO
$14K
MCKEE BAKERY
$13K
MCKEE FOOD
$13K
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LAB
$12K
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
$12K
ADVANCE FINANCIAL
$12K
SERVPRO
$12K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT
$5K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$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.
35 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $82K to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann across 47 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$82K
Shared contributors
35
Contributions
47
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | $10K |
| 2024 | 28 | 36 | $65K |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | $8K |
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Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN SHEA | Staff Assistant/ Press Assistant, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison; Legislative Assi… | AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 21 | 67 | 2024–2025 |
| ANDREW PALMER | Legislative Assistant, Representative Fleischmann; Legislative Assistant, Repres… | RICH FEUER ANDERSON | 7 | 93 | 2023–2025 |
| HEATH TAYLOR | Staff Assistant, Congressman Chuck Fleischmann | AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 6 | 8 | 2025–2025 |
| TYLER THREADGILL | Chief of Staff - Rep. David Kustoff; Deputy Chief of Staff/Communication Directo… | LKQ CORPORATION | 1 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
| TAYLOR CHILDRESS | Senior Leg. Assistant, Congresswoman Bice, 2021-2022; Legislative Assistant, Con… | CLEARPATH ACTION FOR CONSERVATIVE CLEAN ENERGY, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
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Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann 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