Nathaniel Moran
Republican
· TX-1 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Ethics · House Committee on Ways and Means · House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Influence Score
57.2
Moderately exposed
↑ +4.7
vs 118th (52.5)
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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
2.1
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$3,911
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
8.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.2
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.6
/ 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
11.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.1
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
5.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$16,504 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $45.81M 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 — $92K.
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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 | — | — |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 52.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 57.2 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$23,000
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
2.1%
Amount from this network
$23,000
Total from all networks
$1,124,669
Networks contributing
291
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Who funds Moran
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
0.4%
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
Times money arrived near a vote
8
Money that arrived near votes
$16K
Distinct donors
10
Distinct employers
7
Share of their total fundraising
1.30%
Biggest clusters of timed money
CITIZENS 1ST BANK
$6K
AUSTIN BANK
$2K
AUSTIN BANK
$2K
SOUTHSIDE BANK
$2K
CADENCE BANK
$1K
EDWARD JONES
$1K
HEARTLAND SECURITY INSURANCE
$1K
SUSSER BANK
$1K
CITIZENS 1ST BANK
$500
CITIZENS 1ST BANK
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
CHARTER BROKERAGE
$30K
NCIC
$17K
DRAKE
$16K
PELTIER AUTO
$13K
WHOLESALE ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$13K
HOMEMAKER
$13K
ENERGY WELDFAB
$12K
J CHAD PARKER PLLC
$12K
LEDWELL SONS
$10K
FITZPATRICK ARCHITECTS
$9K
CARR RESOURCES
$9K
WHOLESALE ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$8K
RYAN
$8K
CITIZENS 1ST BANK
$7K
OFFENHAUSER
$7K
ACS
$7K
AI LAB WATCH
$7K
HOMEMAKER
$7K
HUNT CONSOLIDATED
$7K
MARTIN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Nathaniel Moran comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$4K
TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC
$370
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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.
74 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $409K to Nathaniel Moran across 102 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$409K
Shared contributors
74
Contributions
102
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | $15K |
| 2024 | 54 | 64 | $110K |
| 2026 | 23 | 26 | $284K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Nathaniel Moran or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYDNEY REDDEN | Senate Appropriations Committee Staff, February 2019 - October 2021; Staff, Sen.… | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | 1 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
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Nathaniel Moran 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