Joe Wilson
Republican
· SC-2 · 119th Congress
North Africa (Chair) · and Global Counterterrorism (Chair) · and International Terrorism (Chair) · House Committee on Armed Services · House Committee on Education and Labor · and Pensions · House Committee on Education and Workforce · House Committee on Foreign Affairs · and the Environment
Influence Score
56.0
Moderately exposed
↓ -2.5
vs 118th (58.5)
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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
2.3
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.2
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
8.8
/ 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
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
12.2
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
2.8
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
6.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
6.6
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$22,056 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $40.76M 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 — $82K.
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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 | 43.7 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 55.8 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 58.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 56.0 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$36,000
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
2.9%
Amount from this network
$30,000
Total from all networks
$1,021,512
Networks contributing
171
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Who funds Wilson
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
0.9%
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
Biggest clusters of timed money
TOURO UNIVERSITY
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HOMEMAKER
$11K
BURR FORMAN
$10K
HMR VETERANS SERVICES
$9K
SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES
$9K
JIM HUDSON AUTOMOTIVE
$7K
SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES
$7K
DANIEL DEFENSE
$7K
LKV MANAGEMENT
$7K
BURR FORMAN
$7K
DANIEL DEFENSE
$7K
EDWARD C LEVY
$7K
GOLDMAN SACHS
$7K
RED ROCK RESORTS
$7K
SNK REAL PROPERTY
$7K
SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES
$7K
STERN DEVELOPMWENT
$7K
NELSON MULLINS
$6K
VITAL CARE EMS
$6K
HOUSING
$6K
DODGELAND OF COLUMBIA
$6K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Joe Wilson comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$5K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
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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.
183 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $480K to Joe Wilson across 234 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$480K
Shared contributors
183
Contributions
234
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32 | 34 | $106K |
| 2024 | 124 | 148 | $312K |
| 2026 | 50 | 52 | $63K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Joe Wilson or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEAL PATEL | COS to Deputy Dir. for Mgmt., OMB (EOP); Dep. Assoc. Dir. for Leg Affairs, OMB (… | PATEL PARTNERS LLC | 12 | 58 | 2023–2025 |
| NEAL PATEL | COS to Deputy Dir. for Mgmt., OMB (EOP); Dep. Assoc. Dir. for Leg Affairs, OMB (… | ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC. | 3 | 5 | 2023–2023 |
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Joe Wilson 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