Tom Emmer
Republican
· MN-6 · 119th Congress
House Majority Whip · House Committee on Financial Services · Financial Technology · and Artificial Intelligence · and Capital Markets · International Development · and Monetary Policy
Influence Score
82.8
Highly exposed
↓ -3.6
vs 118th (86.4)
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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
12.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.9
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$237,224
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$1,094
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
10.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
3.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.0
/ 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
14.2
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
8.3
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
11.6
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$35,056 direct
CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$5,000 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$2 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 | 55.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 54.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 86.4 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 82.8 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$125,000
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
1.2%
Amount from this network
$71,000
Total from all networks
$6,138,877
Networks contributing
620
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Who funds Emmer
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$3,713,477
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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
8.1%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Extra weight for leadership role
1.35×
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
59
Money that arrived near votes
$214K
Distinct donors
90
Distinct employers
39
Share of their total fundraising
1.64%
Biggest clusters of timed money
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$8K
KKR
$8K
A16Z
$7K
AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$7K
BLACKSTONE
$7K
ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$7K
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$7K
FORTRESS INVESTMENT
$7K
GOLDEN TREE ASSET MANAGEMENT
$7K
JANE STREET CAPITAL
$7K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$550K
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$514K
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$507K
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$499K
SITE DEVELOPMENT
$210K
ATS
$162K
HUBBARD BROADCASTING
$149K
DAVISCO FOODS INTERNATIONAL
$112K
POTTER VENTURES
$109K
FOX PAINE
$107K
EMPIRE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
$107K
NORWEST EQUITY
$107K
POET
$107K
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$87K
GOOGLE
$71K
LEACH CAPITAL
$68K
COINBASE
$64K
DOMINIUM
$62K
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$61K
BLOCKCHAIN
$59K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Tom Emmer comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
FAIRSHAKE
$236K
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION
$12K
PARTY_C00550467
$11K
RIGHT NOW USA
$10K
HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)
$9K
LIUNA MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA/LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA
$9K
MINNESOTA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE, INC. FEDERAL PAC
$3K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$1K
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY
$1K
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.
681 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $5.72M to Tom Emmer across 1,088 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$5.72M
Shared contributors
681
Contributions
1,088
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | 48 | $1.04M |
| 2024 | 399 | 555 | $2.32M |
| 2026 | 353 | 485 | $2.35M |
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Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for Tom Emmer or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS MANEVAL | Deputy Chief of Staff, House Republican Whip Emmer; Chief of Staff, Rep. Emmer; … | PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC | 38 | 41 | 2024–2025 |
| KEVIN WYSOCKI | KevinWysockiProfessional Staff, House Financial Services Committee/ Rep. Barr; L… | ANCHOR LABS, INC. | 1 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
| LANDON ZINDA | Counsel, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs; Legislative Dire… | COIN CENTER INC. | 1 | 9 | 2023–2025 |
| DOROTHY CLARK | Congressman Tom Emmer | LAND O'LAKES, INC. | 1 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
| JASON FRYE | Legislative Director, Representative Tom Emmer (Minnesota) | TERRAPIN STRATEGY, INC | 1 | 1 | 2023–2025 |
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Tom Emmer's file shows clear influence markers across multiple categories for the top funding network, placing them in the upper range of this Congress. The pattern runs above what coincidence would produce, and the methodology page documents what each category requires.
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