Derek Kilmer
Democrat
· WA-6 · 119th Congress
Influence Score
0.0
Not scored
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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
0.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
0.0
/ 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
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.0
/ 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
0.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$13,700 direct
JSTREETPAC
$1,000 direct
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
No top sponsor identified.
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Who funds Kilmer
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
No sponsor relationships on file.
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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
0.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.00×
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
No suspicious timing patterns detected.
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
COMPASS LEXECON
$13K
AMSC
$13K
MCKINSEY
$13K
SECOND AVENUE
$12K
MICROSOFT
$10K
GALAXY THEATRES
$9K
DIGITAL CONTROL
$9K
URBAN RENAISSANCE
$9K
CITATION MANAGEMENT
$8K
VALVE
$7K
BAIN
$7K
GENSCO
$7K
MICROSOFT
$6K
RICHMARK LABEL
$6K
ARCH VENTURE
$6K
BAIN
$6K
BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY
$6K
CELERYSTIX PRODUCTIONS
$6K
COMPASS LEXECON
$6K
GENSCO
$6K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Derek Kilmer comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$533
Disclosed outside spending
$11
Dark-money outside spending
$522
Share that is dark money
97.94%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$514
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
FUSE WASHINGTON
$2K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ALLIANCE PAC , SERVING WA, AK, ID, HI, IN, KY
$601
DEMOCRACY PAC
$195
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$68
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUND
$42
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$30
Groups that hide their donors
$514
1 smaller group under $500
$8
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.
72 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $408K to Derek Kilmer across 96 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$408K
Shared contributors
72
Contributions
96
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 35 | 40 | $59K |
| 2024 | 34 | 44 | $328K |
| 2026 | 9 | 12 | $22K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Derek Kilmer or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL APPLETON | Legislative Counsel, Rep. Derek Kilmer (2017-2018); Counsel, Senate Judiciary Co… | ANTHROPIC | 1 | 2 | 2024–2024 |
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Derek Kilmer is not scored: there is no usable voting record to rank against — either the vote and contribution records have not yet been matched to this member, or this is a non-voting delegate. This is the absence of a score, not a finding of low exposure.
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