Danny K. Davis
Democrat
· IL-7 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Oversight and Reform · House Committee on Ways and Means
Influence Score
54.9
Moderately exposed
↑ +11.5
vs 118th (43.4)
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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
2.5
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
1.9
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,059,046
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
8.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.9
/ 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
11.7
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.1
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
3.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
1.2
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$7,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $45.81M 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 — $92K.
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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 | 44.7 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 55.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 43.4 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 54.9 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$139,070
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.
Share from this one network
2.3%
Amount from this network
$22,500
Total from all networks
$961,359
Networks contributing
204
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Who funds Davis
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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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
0.3%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
100.0%
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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
$11K
Distinct donors
5
Distinct employers
5
Share of their total fundraising
2.40%
Biggest clusters of timed money
ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE
$3K
ARIEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$3K
NORWEGIAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL
$2K
CHGO CHINATOWN INVESTMENT
$1K
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$1K
LORETTO HOSPITAL
$500
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$500
URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK
$500
WOODLAKE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
$500
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$400
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
OWNER
$10K
PHYSICIAN
$7K
RIGHTEOUS WORKS
$7K
ROSCOE
$7K
OWNER
$6K
DAMRON
$6K
LARKSPUR MANAGEMENT
$6K
PRIVATE PRACTICE
$4K
GLOBAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
$4K
VCA
$4K
FIELD MUSEUM
$4K
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS NETWORK
$4K
BOJER FINANCIAL
$4K
INSIGHT
$3K
ACUA OREGAN
$3K
ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE
$3K
ARIEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$3K
DOMESTIC LIABILITY
$3K
EATON
$3K
ENTREPRENEUR
$3K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Danny K. Davis comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$653K
Disclosed outside spending
$203K
Dark-money outside spending
$450K
Share that is dark money
68.90%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL ACTION FUND
$875K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$184K
DEMOCRACY PAC
$72
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$30
Groups that hide their donors
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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.
5 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $22K to Danny K. Davis across 7 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$22K
Shared contributors
5
Contributions
7
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | $3K |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $2K |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | $17K |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Danny K. Davis or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET FRANKLIN | LD, Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL-05) // Senior Leg. Assistant / Acting LD / Legislative … | FULCRUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC | 12 | 28 | 2023–2023 |
| YUL EDWARDS | Legislative Assistant/Chief of Staff, Rep. Danny K. Davis; Legislative Director,… | THORN RUN PARTNERS | 7 | 60 | 2023–2025 |
| A.J. MALICDEM | Senior Advisor, Rep. Don Davis; Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. G.K. Butterfield; Di… | FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC) | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Danny K. Davis 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