Gary J. Palmer
Republican
· AL-6 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Energy and Commerce · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Energy Policy · and Regulatory Affairs · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Public Buildings · and Emergency Management · House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Influence Score
55.1
Moderately exposed
↓ -0.9
vs 118th (56.0)
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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
2.6
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.7
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$131,018
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
6.1
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.5
/ 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
12.7
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.2
/ 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
7.2
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$5,006 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $45.10M 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 — $90K.
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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 | 36.4 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 42.8 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 56.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 55.1 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$37,500
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
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL INC
Share from this one network
9.4%
Amount from this network
$131,018
Total from all networks
$1,393,275
Networks contributing
245
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Who funds Palmer
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$593,768
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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
1.3%
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
2
Money that arrived near votes
$5K
Distinct donors
2
Distinct employers
2
Share of their total fundraising
0.39%
Biggest clusters of timed money
SERVICE DATA
$3K
SUMMIT PETROLEUM
$2K
COVINGTON BURLING LLP
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
ARD CONTRACTING
$33K
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$31K
KYKENKEE
$29K
NEWCASTLE CONSTRUCTION
$26K
ELCAN AND ASSOCIATES
$23K
HAMMER LGC
$23K
QUORVENTURE ADVISORS
$23K
COOKS PEST CONTROL
$21K
WELLBORN CABINETS
$20K
COOKS PEST CONTROL
$20K
HAMMER LGC
$20K
CORTLAND
$18K
MCGRUFF SEIBLES
$18K
ELCAN AND ASSOCIATES
$16K
EXPRESS OIL CHANGE
$16K
NEWCASTLE CONSTRUCTION
$16K
SCOTCH GULF LUMBER
$16K
WHITE-SPUNNER CONSTRUCTION
$16K
ARD CONTRACTING
$14K
COOPER T SMITH
$14K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Gary J. Palmer comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL INC
$131K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$4K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
$50
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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.
68 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $604K to Gary J. Palmer across 109 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$604K
Shared contributors
68
Contributions
109
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37 | 43 | $451K |
| 2024 | 40 | 60 | $119K |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 | $34K |
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Gary J. Palmer 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