Glenn Grothman
Republican
· WI-6 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Education and Labor · and Secondary Education · House Committee on Education and Workforce · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Oversight and Reform · House Committee on the Budget · House Committee on the Judiciary · and Enforcement
Influence Score
55.2
Moderately exposed
↓ -2.5
vs 118th (57.7)
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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
2.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$12,871
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
8.2
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.8
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.6
/ 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
10.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
5.5
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
5.2
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$10,004 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $160.04M 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 — $320K.
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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 | 48.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 50.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 57.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 55.2 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$24,000
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.
Share from this one network
3.1%
Amount from this network
$23,000
Total from all networks
$731,296
Networks contributing
163
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Who funds Grothman
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
0.8%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
58.4%
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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
6
Money that arrived near votes
$14K
Distinct donors
8
Distinct employers
6
Share of their total fundraising
2.12%
Biggest clusters of timed money
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
$7K
HORICON BANK
$2K
MARION BANK
$2K
CHARLES SCHWAB
$1K
HERZING COLLEGE
$1K
HERZING UNIVERSITY
$1K
FOX VALLEY SAVINGS BANK
$500
MICHAEL BEST FRIEDRICH LLP
$500
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
$500
PORTSIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HOMEMAKER
$31K
MT OLYMPUS
$20K
SARGENTO
$17K
HOMEMAKER
$15K
ULINE
$14K
ULINE
$14K
ULINE
$13K
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
$11K
EDWARD C LEVY
$10K
ABC SUPPLY
$9K
CONTINENTAL PROPERTIES
$9K
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
$8K
SPEED SYSTEMS
$8K
CONTINENTAL PROPERTIES
$8K
CONTINENTAL PROPERTIES
$7K
HENDRICKS HOLDING
$7K
WIESER CONCRETE
$7K
WIGWAM MILLS
$7K
HERZING COLLEGE
$7K
WIESER CONCRETE PRODUCTS
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Glenn Grothman comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$8K
Disclosed outside spending
$4K
Dark-money outside spending
$4K
Share that is dark money
53.98%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$4K
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$651K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$15K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$10K
ULTRAVIOLET PAC
$2K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
Groups that hide their donors
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.
JEFFREY J KOLOZE
$8K
GEORGE ERBACHER
$3K
THOMAS MORRIS
$2K
EDWIN BOTERO
$300
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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.
36 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $115K to Glenn Grothman across 50 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$115K
Shared contributors
36
Contributions
50
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | 25 | $39K |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | $52K |
| 2026 | 11 | 13 | $24K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Glenn Grothman or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICK KONRATH | Legislative Assistant, Representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) 2019-2021 | JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC AND AFFILIATES | 1 | 7 | 2023–2024 |
| THOMAS BAILEY | Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-6) Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-5) | AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
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Glenn Grothman 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