Aaron Bean
Republican
· FL-4 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Ways and Means
Influence Score
50.3
Least exposed
↑ +9.7
vs 118th (40.6)
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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
4.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
3.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$2,906,221
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
8.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.2
/ 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
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
6.8
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
3.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
5.3
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$20,003 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $45.81M 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 — $92K.
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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 | — | — |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 40.6 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 50.3 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$85,500
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
2.7%
Amount from this network
$57,000
Total from all networks
$2,100,909
Networks contributing
443
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Who funds Bean
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
97.6%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
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
11
Money that arrived near votes
$27K
Distinct donors
16
Distinct employers
7
Share of their total fundraising
2.62%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BLACKSTONE
$5K
MANCHESTER FINANCIAL
$5K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$4K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$3K
AMSCOT FINANCIAL
$2K
AMSCOT FINANCIAL
$2K
ELI LILLY AND
$1K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$1K
FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL
$1K
FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$12K
CORCORAN
$10K
BAPTIST HEALTH
$10K
SHIELD PROPERTIES
$8K
SHIELD PROPERTIES
$8K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$8K
GREAT SOUTH TIMBER AND LUMBER
$8K
BALLARD
$7K
A1A SOFTWARE
$7K
ADELANTO HEALTHCARE VENTURES
$7K
CARNIVAL
$7K
CLEARPATH
$7K
HERE TOMORROW
$7K
INVESTRA
$7K
MGT
$7K
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
$7K
PHARMCO
$7K
THE MAYERNICK
$7K
WEISS LANDHOLDINGS
$7K
AMEILA CAPITAL
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Aaron Bean comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
KEEP FLORIDA RED PAC
$2.00M
AMERICAN DREAM FEDERAL ACTION
$901K
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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.
71 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $352K to Aaron Bean across 106 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$352K
Shared contributors
71
Contributions
106
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $4K |
| 2024 | 52 | 62 | $181K |
| 2026 | 25 | 41 | $168K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Aaron Bean or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL LAROSA | (Lobbying limited to Congress) EA, Congresswoman Bean; Assistant to DepDir, OPM;… | BALLARD PARTNERS, LLC | 20 | 109 | 2023–2025 |
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Aaron Bean 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