Hakeem S. Jeffries
Democrat
· NY-8 · 119th Congress
House Minority Leader · House Committee on the Budget · House Committee on the Judiciary · and Administrative Law · Intellectual Property · and the Internet · Terrorism and Homeland Security
Influence Score
84.2
Most exposed
↓ -1.7
vs 118th (85.9)
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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
0.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$11,371
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
10.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.6
/ 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
14.7
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
9.3
/ 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
11.9
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$44,255 direct
JSTREETPAC
$5,000 direct
DMFI PAC
$2,000 direct
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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 | 79.5 | Most exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 81.9 | Most exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 85.9 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 84.2 | Most exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
UNITED WE CAN
Total money from this network
$82,500
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.
Network
UNITED WE CAN
Share from this one network
0.9%
Amount from this network
$55,000
Total from all networks
$6,099,375
Networks contributing
619
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Who funds Jeffries
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$4,423,515
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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
67.7%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Extra weight for leadership role
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.9%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
No suspicious timing patterns detected.
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
CAPITAL
$75K
BLACKROCK
$72K
METLIFE
$60K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$58K
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$43K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$34K
THEGROUP
$34K
COMCAST
$29K
BLACKSTONE
$27K
PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON GARRISON
$26K
THEGROUP
$24K
GOOGLE
$24K
PAUL WEISS
$23K
UNION SQUARE VENTURES
$21K
GIBSON DUNN
$21K
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
$21K
ARIEL INVESTMENTS
$20K
ARIEL INVESTMENTS
$20K
CIPRIANI
$20K
KLEIN FINANCIAL
$20K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Hakeem S. Jeffries comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$29K
Disclosed outside spending
$29K
Dark-money outside spending
$28
Share that is dark money
0.10%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$20
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
GREENWAVE
$11K
HEROES UNITED PAC, DBA VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, DBA ASSOCIATION OF POLICE & FIRST RESPONDERS
$6K
DEMOCRACY PAC
$195
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$50
LCV VICTORY FUND
$20
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN EQUALITY VOTES PAC
$12
Groups that hide their donors
2 smaller groups under $500
$28
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.
1,146 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $13.57M to Hakeem S. Jeffries across 1,833 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$13.57M
Shared contributors
1,146
Contributions
1,833
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 434 | 511 | $1.85M |
| 2024 | 750 | 1,081 | $8.05M |
| 2026 | 120 | 241 | $3.67M |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Hakeem S. Jeffries or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEDRIC GRANT | Chief of Staff - Rep. Hakeem Jeffries; Director - WH Office of Faith-based and N… | AVOQ, LLC | 9 | 9 | 2023–2025 |
| SANDRA ALCALA | Chief of Staff - Rep. Filemon Vela; Member Services Director - H. Democratic Cau… | AVOQ, LLC | 9 | 9 | 2023–2025 |
| SAMUEL DEJOIE | intern, office of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries | THE RABEN GROUP | 2 | 4 | 2023–2023 |
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Hakeem S. Jeffries 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