Lois J. Frankel
Democrat
· FL-22 · 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
$213,000
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
$53,630 direct
DMFI PAC
$3,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $172.97M 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 — $346K.
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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 | 66.9 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 75.5 | Highly exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 73.3 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 14.9 | Least exposed |
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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 Frankel
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
Times money arrived near a vote
12
Money that arrived near votes
$24K
Distinct donors
14
Distinct employers
12
Share of their total fundraising
2.02%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BAYVIEW FINANCIAL
$6K
BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL
$3K
THE BAUPOST
$3K
AMSCOT FINANCIAL
$2K
EAR NOSE AND THROAT CENTER LLP
$2K
MORGAN STANLEY
$1K
OWL CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT
$1K
GROVESNOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$1K
IRELL MANELLA LLP
$1K
THE HEALTH LAW FIRM
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FLORIDA CRYSTALS
$28K
TATE DEVELOPMENT
$21K
FLORIDA CRYSTALS
$13K
RELATED
$13K
RELATED COMPANIES
$10K
TRIPLE C RANCH
$10K
TATE DEVELOPMENT
$10K
LIGADO NETWORKS
$9K
ROYAL REALTY
$9K
ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY
$9K
ACKERMAN
$8K
RST DEVELOPMENT
$8K
SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART SHIPL
$8K
SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART SHIPL
$8K
CAPITAL COMPANIES
$7K
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL
$7K
CENVILL RECREATION
$7K
CHASE
$7K
MACK CONSTRUCTION
$7K
PIVOTAL VENTURES
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Lois J. Frankel comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$214K
Disclosed outside spending
$214K
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
0.00%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
VETERANS AID PAC
$362K
PROTECT AMERICA PAC
$213K
AMERICAN LIBERTY FUND
$30K
STOP SOCIALISM NOW PAC
$5K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$5K
DEMOCRACY PAC
$2K
FLORIDA FREEDOM PAC
$531
WIN JUSTICE
$140
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$67
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$52
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.
433 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $587K to Lois J. Frankel across 549 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$587K
Shared contributors
433
Contributions
549
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 60 | 63 | $46K |
| 2024 | 255 | 273 | $289K |
| 2026 | 201 | 213 | $253K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Lois J. Frankel or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL DEMBO | Legislative Intern, Rep. Louis Frankel; Legislative intern, House Committee on V… | DGA GROUP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC | 2 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
| JOSHUA ROGIN | Special Assistant, Rep. Frankel; Chief of Staff, Rep. Deutch; Deputy Chief of St… | MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2024–2025 |
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Lois J. Frankel 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