Richard Hudson
Republican
· NC-9 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Influence Score
75.9
Highly exposed
↑ +3.8
vs 118th (72.1)
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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
10.1
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.3
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$28,084
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$7,698
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.6
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.4
/ 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
13.4
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
8.7
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
11.2
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$16,004 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $34.44M 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 — $69K.
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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 | 56.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 71.7 | Highly exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 72.1 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 75.9 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Total money from this network
$78,000
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.
Network
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Share from this one network
1.6%
Amount from this network
$78,000
Total from all networks
$4,797,479
Networks contributing
616
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Who funds Hudson
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,808,241
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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
3.6%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
69.5%
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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
4
Money that arrived near votes
$12K
Distinct donors
5
Distinct employers
4
Share of their total fundraising
0.30%
Biggest clusters of timed money
OAK GROVE TECHNOLOGIES
$7K
ATEX TECHNOLOGIES
$3K
PINEHURST MEDICAL CLINIC
$1K
RANDOLPH ELECTRIC
$1K
APPLE
$500
GLEN COVE HOSPITAL
$200
CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$25
CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$25
CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$25
CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$25
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
ACN
$142K
HENDRICK AUTOMOTIVE
$108K
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS
$90K
ACN
$80K
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS
$73K
BARNHILL CONTRACTING
$60K
SYSTEL
$60K
PARKDALE MILLS
$57K
OAK GROVE TECHNOLOGIES
$57K
PARKDALE MILLS
$57K
SUMMIT HOSPITALITY
$57K
COMCAST
$54K
SYSTEL
$52K
AT T
$45K
KNOW BIO
$42K
KANE REALTY
$39K
MOOD
$37K
PRESTON DEVELOPMENT
$37K
GRADY-WHITE BOATS
$35K
CPI SECURITY SYSTEMS
$32K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Richard Hudson comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$42K
Disclosed outside spending
$41K
Dark-money outside spending
$155
Share that is dark money
0.37%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
WOMEN VOTE
$1.81M
DCCC
$1.24M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$932K
LCV VICTORY FUND
$637K
SLF PAC
$208K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$31K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$12K
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION SUPER PAC
$10K
DEFEAT SEDITIONISTS
$8K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$7K
FOR JUDICAL FAIRNESS PROJECT; THE
$3K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)
$766
WOMEN SPEAK OUT PAC
$302
PERFORMANCE RACING INC.
$148
Groups that hide their donors
2 smaller groups under $500
$155
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.
145 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $2.66M to Richard Hudson across 193 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$2.66M
Shared contributors
145
Contributions
193
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 47 | 58 | $274K |
| 2024 | 92 | 114 | $1.75M |
| 2026 | 19 | 21 | $640K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Richard Hudson or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESTON BELL | Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Richard Hudson | NOVO NORDISK INC. | 1 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
| CURTIS RHYNE | Rep. Virginia Foxx (2008-2009), House Republican Study Committee (2009-2014), Re… | ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 1 | 5 | 2024–2025 |
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Richard Hudson's file shows clear influence markers across multiple categories for the top funding network, placing them in the upper range of this Congress. The pattern runs above what coincidence would produce, and the methodology page documents what each category requires.
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