Matt Gaetz
Republican
· FL-1 · 119th Congress
Influence Score
0.0
Not scored
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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
0.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$0
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$4,368,276
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
0.0
/ 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
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PAC money spent against this member: $32K
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
No top sponsor identified.
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Who funds Gaetz
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
No sponsor relationships on file.
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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
0.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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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
REAL ESTATE
$30K
SALES
$24K
HOMEMAKER
$23K
PRESIDENT
$21K
CEO
$20K
OWNER
$17K
PHYSICIAN
$13K
ARCHER AUTO
$13K
CONTRACTOR
$12K
CASSIDY
$12K
GOLDCOAST LOGISTICS
$12K
CONSTRUCTION
$11K
HOMEMAKER
$10K
PEDEGO
$10K
BUSINESS OWNER
$9K
WAR ROOM
$9K
DERMPATH DIAGNOSTICS
$9K
ENGINEER
$8K
ADVISOR
$8K
PROFESSOR
$8K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Matt Gaetz comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
AMERICA FUND
$4.30M
PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$380K
FLORIDA CONSERVATIVE FUND
$179K
OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION FUND
$32K
BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC
$32K
EMPOWERING WELLNESS INC.
$15K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$12K
VOTE LOCAL VOTE BLUE
$11K
DEFEAT BY TWEET
$11K
MAD DOG PAC
$10K
MISSION DEMOCRACY PAC
$9K
APL PAC
$8K
REALLY AMERICAN PAC
$2K
DRAIN THE DC SWAMP PAC
$2K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
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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.
34 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $48K to Matt Gaetz across 221 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$48K
Shared contributors
34
Contributions
221
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | 147 | $28K |
| 2024 | 13 | 74 | $20K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Matt Gaetz or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER ENDRES | Representative Jeff Miller, Legislative Assistant; Representative Jeff Miller, L… | RAI SERVICES COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
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Matt Gaetz is not scored: there is no usable voting record to rank against — either the vote and contribution records have not yet been matched to this member, or this is a non-voting delegate. This is the absence of a score, not a finding of low 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