Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
· CA-19 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Agriculture · and Research · and Department Operations · House Committee on Armed Services · House Committee on Ways and Means · House Committee on the Budget
Influence Score
92.7
Most exposed
↑ +11.3
vs 118th (81.4)
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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
1.6
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$774,652
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
10.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.1
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.6
/ 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
12.8
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
9.1
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
5.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.2
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$19,246 direct
DMFI PAC
$2,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $166.71M 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 — $333K.
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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 | 73.3 | Highly exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 75.6 | Highly exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 81.4 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 92.7 | Most exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Total money from this network
$177,750
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
THINK BIG
Share from this one network
12.3%
Amount from this network
$599,280
Total from all networks
$4,866,202
Networks contributing
578
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Who funds Panetta
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$2,935,741
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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
3.3%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
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
33
Money that arrived near votes
$56K
Distinct donors
41
Distinct employers
25
Share of their total fundraising
2.94%
Biggest clusters of timed money
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$7K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$4K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$3K
JANE STREET
$3K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$2K
FINANCIAL ARCHITECTS
$2K
FOWLER CROP INSURANCE AGENCY
$2K
MORGAN STANLEY
$2K
TYSON FOODS
$2K
GOOGLE
$2K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HEALTHEQUITY
$17K
NFP
$16K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$14K
ROCKET CENTRAL
$12K
APOLLO
$10K
MAINSPRING ENERGY
$10K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$10K
NFP
$10K
COUCH DISTRIBUTING
$9K
THE WONDERFUL
$9K
HOMEMAKER
$8K
FOOTHILL PACKING
$8K
FOLKTALE WINERY
$8K
FINANCIAL ARCHITECTS
$8K
MORGAN STANLEY
$7K
ARNOLD VENTURES
$7K
CENTRAL NATIONAL GOTTESMAN
$7K
SAGESURE
$7K
TARANA WIRELESS
$7K
DUFLOCK VINEYARDS
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Jimmy Panetta comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$99K
Disclosed outside spending
$98K
Dark-money outside spending
$1K
Share that is dark money
1.11%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
THINK BIG
$599K
WITH HONOR FUND II, INC.
$180K
PARTY_C00419986
$4K
COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PAC
$2K
READY FOR REFORM.COM SPONSORED BY DEPUTY SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY
$2K
SOUTH BAY AFL-CIO LABOR COUNCIL
$1K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF MONTEREY COUNTY
$557
PARTY_C00276659
$347
DEMOCRACY PAC
$124
NEVADA ADVOCATES FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES PAC (NAPPA PAC)
$122
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$50
DIGNITY CA SEIU LOCAL 2015
$7
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
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.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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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.
196 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.23M to Jimmy Panetta across 280 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.23M
Shared contributors
196
Contributions
280
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 42 | 71 | $395K |
| 2024 | 116 | 152 | $595K |
| 2026 | 48 | 57 | $244K |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Jimmy Panetta or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW MANNING | Legislative Director, Congressman Jimmy Panetta; Military Legislative Assistant,… | K&L GATES, LLP | 14 | 14 | 2023–2024 |
| JOHN ASSINI | Senator Baldwin, Legislative Assistant Congressman Panetta, Sr. Legislative Assi… | HB STRATEGIES | 14 | 95 | 2023–2025 |
| JOEL BAILEY | COS Rep. Panetta; LD Rep. Ashford; LD Rep. Matheson; Sr.LA Rep. Matsui; LA, Sr. … | BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 1 | 8 | 2023–2025 |
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Jimmy Panetta ranks among the most exposed members of this Congress — the top tier on the index. The markers run across several of the twelve categories for the same funding network: contributions, outside spending, lobbying inside the policy areas this member regulates, vote alignment, and contribution timing among them. The score measures financial exposure in the public record; it is not a finding of intent or wrongdoing.
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