Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Republican
· GA-1 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Energy and Commerce · House Committee on the Budget · House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Influence Score
64.6
Moderately exposed
↓ -4.3
vs 118th (68.9)
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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
7.1
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
8.2
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
4.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.1
/ 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
7.1
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
5.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
4.1
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$100 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $155.34M 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 — $311K.
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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 | 50.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 56.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 68.9 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 64.6 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Total money from this network
$74,250
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
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Share from this one network
1.6%
Amount from this network
$49,500
Total from all networks
$3,167,614
Networks contributing
492
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Who funds Carter
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,253,750
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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
98.6%
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
$12K
Distinct donors
8
Distinct employers
6
Share of their total fundraising
0.90%
Biggest clusters of timed money
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
$2K
GENERAL SURGERY CENTER LLP
$2K
INTERNATIONAL AUTO LOGISTICS
$2K
THE MEDICINE CABINET
$2K
GENERAL SURGERY CENTER LLP
$1K
ACE ELECTRIC
$1K
INTERNATIONAL AUTO LOGISTICS
$1K
WHITLEY INSURANCE SCHOOL
$1K
ARNOLD PORTER
$500
MORGAN STANLEY
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
DANIEL DEFENSE
$13K
YANCEY BROS
$12K
PEEPLES INDUSTRIES
$10K
TRADEPORT LOGISTICS
$10K
CROSS POTOMAC CONSULTING
$9K
COLEMAN
$9K
ENVIROVAC
$9K
INNOVATION COMPOUNDING
$9K
DANIEL DEFENSE
$9K
THE JONES
$9K
GRAINGER COMPANIES
$8K
RESOURCE LAND CONSULTANTS
$8K
SEA ISLAND
$8K
HALL NAVARRO
$8K
INTERNATIONAL AUTO LOGISTICS
$8K
NUBRATORI RX
$7K
ATLANTIC WASTE SERVICES
$7K
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
$7K
CLEARPATH ACTION
$7K
GA DERMATOLOGY
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Earl L. "Buddy" Carter comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
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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.
53 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $65K to Earl L. "Buddy" Carter across 78 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$65K
Shared contributors
53
Contributions
78
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 8 | $10K |
| 2024 | 43 | 44 | $54K |
| 2026 | 6 | 26 | $1K |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Earl L. "Buddy" Carter or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER ATTEBERY | Director and Deputy Director of Communications, House Appropriations Committee; … | SHIFT5 | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| THOMAS REYNOLDS | Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs: Staff Assistant; Rep. Rob Woodall: Legisla… | CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| NICHOLAS LISOWSKI | Congressman Bruce Westerman (Legislative Assistant) Congressman Buddy Carter (He… | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter 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