Barry Loudermilk
Republican
· GA-11 · 119th Congress
House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6 (Chair) · House Committee on Financial Services · House Committee on House Administration · Joint Committee on Printing · Joint Committee on the Library
Influence Score
50.4
Least exposed
↓ -0.4
vs 118th (50.8)
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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
3.5
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$4,858
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
3.3
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.6
/ 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
12.2
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
4.4
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$10,254 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $9.27M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing Japan, China, South Korea. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $19K.
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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 | 29.8 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 35.5 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 50.8 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 50.4 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)
Total money from this network
$41,250
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
DUTY TO AMERICA PAC
Share from this one network
2.3%
Amount from this network
$27,000
Total from all networks
$1,158,450
Networks contributing
180
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Who funds Loudermilk
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$621,608
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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
91.8%
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
5
Money that arrived near votes
$14K
Distinct donors
5
Distinct employers
4
Share of their total fundraising
2.11%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BANK OZK
$3K
CAPITAL ONE
$3K
CAPITAL ONE
$3K
HENSSLER FINANCIAL
$3K
VININGS BANK
$1K
CENTURY BANK OF GEORGIA
$250
SIEGEL INSURANCE
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$17K
ARYLESSENCE
$9K
CROY ENGINEERING
$9K
THE BOTTOMS
$7K
YANCEY BROTHERS
$7K
ADVENTURE OUTDOORS
$7K
CAPITAL ONE
$7K
CROY ENGINEERING
$7K
GENERAL WHOLESALE BEER
$7K
QUEST
$7K
YANCEY BROTHERS
$7K
FOUR HATS
$6K
HARBIN CLINIC
$6K
24 HOUR BAIL BONDING
$6K
CAROLYN ROWAN COLLECTION
$6K
FREEMAN MATHIS GARY
$6K
GENERAL WHOLESALE BEER
$6K
LOUD SECURITY SYSTEMS
$5K
PREFERRED MEDICAL
$5K
CROY ENGINEERING
$5K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Barry Loudermilk comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$9K
THE GUARDIAN FUND
$902
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
JDCA PAC
$200
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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 $374K to Barry Loudermilk across 88 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$374K
Shared contributors
72
Contributions
88
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27 | 29 | $29K |
| 2024 | 43 | 46 | $331K |
| 2026 | 9 | 13 | $14K |
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Barry Loudermilk ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no 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