David G. Valadao
Republican
· CA-22 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Agriculture · House Committee on Appropriations · Rural Development · Food and Drug Administration · and Related Agencies · Veterans Affairs · Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
Influence Score
84.9
Most exposed
↑ +1.7
vs 118th (83.2)
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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
12.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
6.0
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$11,745,930
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$31,495,506
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
3.4
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.6
/ 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
8.7
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
10.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
5.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$10,964 direct
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$7,881 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $136.97M 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 — $274K.
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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 | 73.4 | Highly exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 83.2 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 84.9 | Most exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SLF PAC
Total money from this network
$7,823,092
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.
Network
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Share from this one network
3.9%
Amount from this network
$223,130
Total from all networks
$5,757,398
Networks contributing
725
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Who funds Valadao
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$14,938,479
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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
22.9%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
19.8%
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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
43
Money that arrived near votes
$118K
Distinct donors
53
Distinct employers
37
Share of their total fundraising
2.99%
Biggest clusters of timed money
ENERGY TRANSFER
$7K
FOUNDERS FUND
$7K
INTERACTIVE BROKERS
$7K
STEPHENS
$7K
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$7K
JANE STREET
$3K
BANK OZK
$3K
BLACKSTONE
$3K
EMC
$3K
FIRST FINANCIAL BANK
$3K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
EVGO
$28K
INVESTOR
$26K
CEO
$21K
NEXTERA ENERGY
$20K
PG E
$19K
CUMBERLAND DEVELOPMENT
$16K
CHAIRMAN
$15K
KEVIN KESTER
$14K
INVESTOR
$14K
ADVANCE BEVERAGE
$14K
FOUNDERS FUND
$14K
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTORS
$14K
PHOENIX MANAGEMENT
$14K
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$14K
STATION CASINOS
$14K
THE DUCHOSSOIS
$14K
GRANVILLE HOMES
$14K
ADVANCE BEVERAGE
$13K
BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL
$13K
ENERGY TRANSFER
$13K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against David G. Valadao comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$21.27M
Disclosed outside spending
$21.24M
Dark-money outside spending
$32K
Share that is dark money
0.15%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$2K
Groups hiding their donors
4
By funding network
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$26.89M
DCCC
$19.26M
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$5.43M
FAIRSHAKE
$2.61M
SLF PAC
$1.70M
VPP
$1.29M
314 ACTION FUND
$1.07M
EARN INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
$667K
AMERICA PAC
$572K
NRDC ACTION VOTES
$481K
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC
$300K
BLUE BATTLEGROUND PROJECT
$257K
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
$250K
MILLION MORE VOTERS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO
$153K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$151K
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$24
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.
JEFFREY J KOLOZE
$8K
GEORGE ERBACHER
$3K
THOMAS MORRIS
$2K
EDWIN BOTERO
$300
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
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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.
87 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.67M to David G. Valadao across 207 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.67M
Shared contributors
87
Contributions
207
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | 56 | $358K |
| 2024 | 53 | 71 | $200K |
| 2026 | 34 | 80 | $1.11M |
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Revolving Door
4 former staff members
who worked for David G. Valadao or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLE ROJEWSKI | CoS, Rep. Kay Granger; Asst to Rep. Kay Granger, House Approp Cmte; Dir. of Cong… | THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC | 19 | 60 | 2025–2025 |
| HANNAH SHEA | Press Secretary - Representative Steve Womack (March 2018 - December 2018); Staf… | DELOITTE LLP | 1 | 6 | 2023–2024 |
| COLE ROJEWSKI | CoS, Rep. Kay Granger (TX) Asst to Rep. Kay Granger Dir. ofCongressional & Legis… | RBW GROUP, LLC | 1 | 1 | 2023–2025 |
| COLLIN HUSTED | Prof. Staff-House Homeland Security Cmte.; Leg. Aide-Rep. John Kato; LA-House Ho… | X CORP. (FORMERLY TWITTER, INC.) | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
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David G. Valadao ranks among the most exposed members of this Congress — the top tier on the index. The markers run across several of the twelve categories for the same funding network: contributions, outside spending, lobbying inside the policy areas this member regulates, vote alignment, and contribution timing among them. The score measures financial exposure in the public record; it is not a finding of intent or wrongdoing.
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