Kenneth R Buck
Republican
· CO-4 · 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
Spent to help elect them
$0
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$9
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
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
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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 Buck
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
DISH NETWORK
$12K
SILENCER SHOP
$11K
76
$8K
DOUBLE R EXCAVATING
$7K
ULINE
$7K
EVANS
$6K
CU
$6K
EQUINOX
$6K
FOURPOINT ENERGY
$6K
GE JOHNSON
$6K
JW CHILDS ASSOCIATES
$6K
MDC
$6K
ORACLE
$6K
ULINE
$6K
DANIEL DEFENSE
$6K
CGS
$6K
DEAD AIR SILENCERS
$6K
OSS SUPPRESSORS
$6K
SUREFIRE
$6K
TEXAS SILENCER
$6K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Kenneth R Buck comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$22K
Disclosed outside spending
$22K
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
0.04%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
GOA VICTORY FUND
$20K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$7K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
DEMOCRACY PAC
$124
Groups that hide their donors
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.
20 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $31K to Kenneth R Buck across 35 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$31K
Shared contributors
20
Contributions
35
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20 | 34 | $33K |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $-2K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Kenneth R Buck or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER JAARDA | Sr. Policy Adviser, Cnsl., Rep. Mike Johnson; Dep. Chief of Staff, Policy/Leg. D… | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 3 | 4 | 2025–2025 |
| GARRETT VENTRY | Office of Rep. Ken Buck - Chief of Staff; U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary… | GRV STRATEGIES LLC | 2 | 2 | 2025–2025 |
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Kenneth R Buck 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