Sheri Biggs
Republican
· SC-3 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Foreign Affairs · House Committee on Homeland Security · House Committee on Science · and Technology
Influence Score
41.5
Least exposed
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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
1.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
1.7
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$788,784
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$3,972
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.6
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
9.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.0
/ 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
9.2
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
2.8
/ 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
0.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$9,994 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $39.44M 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 — $79K.
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
WITH HONOR FUND II, INC.
Total money from this network
$470,348
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
3.1%
Amount from this network
$15,000
Total from all networks
$477,749
Networks contributing
133
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Who funds Biggs
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
97.1%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
80.3%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
No suspicious timing patterns detected.
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
GRAINGER NISSAN
$11K
SOUTH CAROLINA HEALTH CARE ASSN
$9K
CEO
$8K
HMR VSI
$7K
ATTORNEY
$7K
HOMEMAKER
$7K
US DEPT OF EDUCATION
$7K
DP RIGGINS AND ASSOCIATES
$7K
THE PALLADIAN
$7K
UBS
$7K
ENTREPRENEUR
$6K
EXECUTIVE-CONSULTANT
$5K
HMR VETERANS SERVICES
$5K
SCHOMOYER AND
$5K
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$5K
PRESIDENT
$4K
PALMETTO STATE HOME MORTGAGE
$4K
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
$4K
CROSSWALK
$4K
IN-HOME CARE
$4K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Sheri Biggs comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
WITH HONOR FUND II, INC.
$627K
AMERICA LEADS ACTION INC.
$137K
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.
$28K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$230
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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.
2 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $4K to Sheri Biggs across 2 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$4K
Shared contributors
2
Contributions
2
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $500 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $4K |
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Sheri Biggs 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