Melanie A. Stansbury
Democrat
· NM-1 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Natural Resources · and Wildlife · Wildlife and Fisheries · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Science · and Technology
Influence Score
54.9
Moderately exposed
↓ -6.2
vs 118th (61.1)
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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
3.8
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.9
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$228,384
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$192,986
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
9.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.1
/ 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
11.5
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
6.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
1.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
6.1
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$3,036 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $22.91M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $46K.
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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 | 36.4 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 61.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 54.9 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$49,000
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.
Share from this one network
4.2%
Amount from this network
$49,000
Total from all networks
$1,175,725
Networks contributing
222
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Who funds Stansbury
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
1.4%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.2%
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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
1
Money that arrived near votes
$1K
Distinct donors
1
Distinct employers
1
Share of their total fundraising
0.09%
Biggest clusters of timed money
KIEVE LAW OFFICES
$1K
BAKERHOSTETLER LLP
$500
JORDAN LAW FIRM
$500
PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
$500
JORDAN LAW FIRM
$300
BUCKINGHAM BARRERA LAW FIRM
$250
EMERY LAW FIRM P C
$250
HINKLE SHANOR LLP
$250
QUARLES BRADY LLP
$250
VIGIL LAW FIRM
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
$19K
UNM
$16K
THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$14K
CALCULEX
$9K
K ROWE INVESTMENTS
$9K
CASSIDY ASSOCIATES
$8K
MARTINEZ HART THOMPSON
$8K
SINGLETON SCHREIBER LLP
$8K
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
$7K
SANDIA NATIONAL LABS
$7K
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
$7K
THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$7K
TRUECOVERAGE
$7K
NEW MEXICO CANCER CENTER
$7K
ALSOP LOUIE
$7K
CALCULEX
$7K
LAMB ENTERPRISE
$7K
THE RING
$7K
NEW MEXICO CANCER CENTER
$6K
ENGILITY
$6K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Melanie A. Stansbury comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$218K
Disclosed outside spending
$188K
Dark-money outside spending
$29K
Share that is dark money
13.50%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$107
Groups hiding their donors
4
By funding network
THE FREEDOM FORWARD FUND
$189K
PROJECT 218
$101K
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY VICTORY FUND
$48K
WFP IE COMMITTEE
$38K
OPERATION 147
$20K
DREAMS IN ACTION NM
$9K
PROTECT THE VOTE
$6K
NM NATIVE VOTE
$4K
A STRONGER TEXAS FUND
$4K
NM NATIVE VOTE, AUSTIN R
$2K
PROGRESSNOW NEW MEXICO
$446
LCV VICTORY FUND
$108
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$30
Groups that hide their donors
3 smaller groups under $500
$559
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.
FRAGOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FRAGOMEN PAC
$17K
MIKE LEVIN FOR CONGRESS
$8K
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH ACTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$6K
SUMMER LEE FOR CONGRESS
$4K
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC
$4K
MONICA TRANEL FOR MONTANA
$3K
CANNING FOR CONGRESS
$3K
PATRICK SHEN
$2K
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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.
64 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $498K to Melanie A. Stansbury across 110 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$498K
Shared contributors
64
Contributions
110
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 45 | 70 | $170K |
| 2024 | 21 | 27 | $229K |
| 2026 | 11 | 13 | $100K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Melanie A. Stansbury or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAN FLUELLEN | Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director for Rep. Stansbury; Legislative Assis… | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (INCLUDING SUBSIDIARIES) | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
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Melanie A. Stansbury sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
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