Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales
Republican
· TX-23 · 119th Congress
Influence Score
0.0
Not scored
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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
0.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$0
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$175,917
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
0.0
/ 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
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$146,494 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$9,183 direct
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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 | — | — |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 37.3 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 56.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | — | — |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
No top sponsor identified.
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Who funds Gonzales
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
No sponsor relationships on file.
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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
0.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.00×
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
No suspicious timing patterns detected.
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$311K
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$132K
HOMEMAKER
$121K
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$106K
HOMEMAKER
$96K
HOMEMAKER
$48K
MONTGOMERY CAPITAL
$26K
SOLA VACA RANCH
$26K
BLACKSTONE
$24K
RIATA CORPORATE
$19K
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
$18K
POLUNSKY BEITEL GREEN LLP
$18K
HPCP INVESTMENTS
$16K
RIATA CORPORATE
$16K
SLEF EMPLOYED
$15K
CLERMONT
$15K
WINDOW WORLD
$15K
BLACK DIAMOND CAPITAL
$14K
LMBI
$14K
TRIDEUM
$13K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$2.66M
Disclosed outside spending
$2.50M
Dark-money outside spending
$167K
Share that is dark money
6.27%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
3
By funding network
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$7.20M
DCCC
$3.31M
WITH HONOR FUND II, INC.
$1.54M
VOTEVETS
$1.26M
HISPANIC LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE
$1.15M
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$611K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$480K
OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND, INC.
$462K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
$459K
FUTURE LEADERS FUND
$456K
LCV VICTORY FUND
$327K
FIREFIGHTERS COALITION OF AMERICA PAC
$323K
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION
$295K
AMERICA LEADS ACTION INC.
$250K
WOMEN VOTE
$233K
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
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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.
486 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $968K to Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales across 713 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$968K
Shared contributors
486
Contributions
713
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 52 | 102 | $265K |
| 2024 | 211 | 284 | $351K |
| 2026 | 288 | 327 | $352K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR VAZQUEZ | Legislative Intern, Office of Congressman Tony Gonzales | MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC | 3 | 3 | 2024–2025 |
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Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales is not scored: there is no usable voting record to rank against — either the vote and contribution records have not yet been matched to this member, or this is a non-voting delegate. This is the absence of a score, not a finding of low 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