Jennifer L. Mcclellan
Democrat
· VA-4 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Influence Score
56.4
Moderately exposed
↑ +7.7
vs 118th (48.7)
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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
3.3
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.5
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$77,692
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
5.6
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
9.3
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.4
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.6
/ 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
6.0
/ 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
3.8
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$10,001 direct
DMFI PAC
$1,000 direct · $6,000 outside spending
JSTREETPAC
$5,150 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $34.44M 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 — $69K.
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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 | — | — |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | — | — |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 48.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 56.4 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
WOMEN VOTE
Total money from this network
$40,712
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
2.6%
Amount from this network
$30,000
Total from all networks
$1,150,363
Networks contributing
262
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Who funds Mcclellan
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$648,862
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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
0.6%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
39.0%
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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
4
Money that arrived near votes
$5K
Distinct donors
4
Distinct employers
4
Share of their total fundraising
0.31%
Biggest clusters of timed money
VIRGINIA BEACH PUBLIC UTILITIES
$2K
LEGACY SOLAR
$1K
INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM
$1K
PFIZER
$1K
TESLA
$500
AMAZON
$250
MICROSOFT
$250
VIRGINIA HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE ASSOCIA
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
VERIZON
$19K
DOMINION ENERGY
$14K
WELBURN MANAGEMENT
$13K
WEISSBERG
$11K
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
$10K
DOMINION ENERGY
$10K
PREMIER HEALTH SERVICES
$10K
AMERICAN ONLINE
$10K
MANATT PHELPS PHILLIPS LLP
$10K
ORRICK HERRINGTON SUTCLIFFE LLP
$10K
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL ROONEY
$9K
T-MOBILE
$9K
WEISSBERG
$8K
WALMART
$8K
FRIED COMPANIES
$8K
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
$7K
LITTLE DIFFICULT RUN
$7K
FRIED COMPANIES
$7K
LITTLE DIFFICULT RUN
$7K
PLANET SUBARU
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Jennifer L. Mcclellan comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$88K
Disclosed outside spending
$46K
Dark-money outside spending
$42K
Share that is dark money
47.37%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$24K
Groups hiding their donors
3
By funding network
LCV VICTORY FUND
$47K
32BJ UNITED AMERICAN DREAM FUND
$17K
DMFI PAC
$6K
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$4K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$3K
PROTECT THE VOTE
$350
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN EQUALITY VOTES PAC
$208
RURAL GROUNDGAME 3X
$203
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$20
Groups that hide their donors
$24K
1 smaller group under $500
$170
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.
MICHAEL DUFFY
$23K
JON KAIMAN FOR CONGRESS
$15K
CT WORKING FAMILIES FEDERAL PAC
$15K
GILLEN FOR CONGRESS
$15K
ROBERT HILL
$13K
LUIS RAMOS
$12K
MICHAEL DUFFY
$10K
MICHAEL P DUFFY
$10K
MARYANNE HOHENSTEIN
$10K
AMY SUGIMORI
$9K
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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.
76 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $269K to Jennifer L. Mcclellan across 100 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$269K
Shared contributors
76
Contributions
100
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68 | 84 | $221K |
| 2026 | 11 | 16 | $47K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Jennifer L. Mcclellan or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARA ROUNTREE | Chief of Staff, Rep. Jennifer McClellan; Chief of Staff, VA-04 Congressional Dis… | CVS HEALTH (AND SUBSIDIARIES) | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Jennifer L. Mcclellan 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