Alma S. Adams
Democrat
· NC-12 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Agriculture · and Biotechnology · and Department Operations · House Committee on Education and Labor · House Committee on Education and Workforce · and Secondary Education · House Committee on Financial Services
Influence Score
45.8
Least exposed
↓ -3.0
vs 118th (48.8)
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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
4.8
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$10,731
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$100,000
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
3.8
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.9
/ 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
10.9
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.9
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
1.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.5
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$2,108 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $14.34M 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 — $29K.
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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 | 41.1 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 41.3 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 48.8 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 45.8 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
UNITED WE CAN
Total money from this network
$60,000
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
UNITED WE CAN
Share from this one network
2.1%
Amount from this network
$30,000
Total from all networks
$1,392,142
Networks contributing
252
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Who funds Adams
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$849,013
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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
96.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
71.4%
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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
2
Money that arrived near votes
$3K
Distinct donors
2
Distinct employers
2
Share of their total fundraising
0.77%
Biggest clusters of timed money
ECPI UNIVERSITY
$2K
JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY
$2K
JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY
$600
SHAW UNIVERSITY
$600
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
$500
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$26K
ACNC
$8K
MILLS CONSTRUCTION
$7K
MILLS CONSTRUCTION
$6K
C W WILLIAMS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$6K
THE SCHNIDER
$5K
WELLS FARGO
$5K
FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES
$5K
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
$5K
JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY
$5K
KEATON BARROW REALTY
$4K
ACNC
$4K
APWHC
$4K
FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES
$4K
KEATON BARROW REALTY
$3K
FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES
$3K
D WILSON AGENCY
$3K
DOMINION ENERGY
$3K
NORTH CAROLINA A T STATE UNIVERSITY
$3K
ALSTON PERSONAL CARE SERVICE
$3K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Alma S. Adams comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$60K
Disclosed outside spending
$56K
Dark-money outside spending
$4K
Share that is dark money
6.29%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
4
By funding network
OUR AMERICAN CENTURY
$100K
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$12K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$3K
NCAAT IN ACTION
$2K
SANDY ROBERSON FOR NC
$1K
MOMSRISING TOGETHER
$385
DEMOCRACY PAC
$243
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$68
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$40
Groups that hide their donors
$2K
2 smaller groups under $500
$392
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.
JOEL BOSEMAN
$30K
ROBERT JR ZIPF
$28K
PAUL BUCKHOUT
$25K
J MARVIN II SHEARIN
$22K
HELEN H LAUGHERY
$21K
CARROL SAUNDERS ROBERSON
$21K
LAURIE GAYE MOE BUCKHOUT
$21K
ROBERT E III BARNHILL
$21K
ROBERT E JR BARNHILL
$21K
HORACE BEASLEY
$21K
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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.
16 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $27K to Alma S. Adams across 23 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$27K
Shared contributors
16
Contributions
23
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 14 | $16K |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | $10K |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $2K |
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Revolving Door
4 former staff members
who worked for Alma S. Adams 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 |
| JOHN CHRISTIE | Chief of Staff, Rep. Alma Adams; Leg. Director, Rep. Alma Adams; Senior Leg. Ass… | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 10 | 10 | 2024–2025 |
| MARGARET FRANKLIN | Legislative Director, Rep. Al Lawson; Senior Legislative Assistant, Acting Legis… | MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC | 3 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| CHRISTOPHER DEVORE | Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) - Interim Chief of Staff; Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) - Legi… | ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANS, INC. | 1 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
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Alma S. Adams 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