Henry C. "Hank" Johnson
Democrat
· GA-4 · 119th Congress
Intellectual Property (Chair) · Artificial Intelligence (Chair) · and the Internet (Chair) · House Committee on Oversight and Reform · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Public Buildings · and Emergency Management · and Hazardous Materials · House Committee on the Judiciary · and Administrative Law · Regulatory Reform · and Antitrust · Civil Rights · and Civil Liberties
Influence Score
48.3
Least exposed
↓ -3.4
vs 118th (51.7)
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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
3.2
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
< 0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$643
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
5.3
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.2
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.8
/ 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
11.8
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.4
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
3.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$2,535 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $33.26M 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 — $67K.
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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 | 44.1 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 49.8 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 51.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 48.3 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$62,250
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
UNITE THE COUNTRY
Share from this one network
4.0%
Amount from this network
$47,500
Total from all networks
$1,202,016
Networks contributing
190
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Who funds Johnson
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$563,202
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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
1.2%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
24.4%
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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
1
Money that arrived near votes
$1K
Distinct donors
1
Distinct employers
1
Share of their total fundraising
0.63%
Biggest clusters of timed money
MICROSOFT
$1K
DENTONS LAW FIRM
$500
VENABLE LLP
$500
CUNEO GILBERT DELUCA LLP
$115
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INVESTMENTS
$5K
SOUL CIRCUS
$4K
BENCHMARK MANAGEMENT
$3K
BEY ASSOCIATES
$3K
FORBES TATE
$3K
GREGORY B LEVETT FUNERAL HOME
$3K
RICELAND HEALTHCARE
$3K
FORBES TATE
$3K
NEW BIRTH
$3K
STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS
$3K
RICELAND HEALTHCARE
$3K
KNIGHTS INN
$3K
AMS
$2K
THEGROUP
$2K
TWINLOGIC STRATEGIES
$2K
HJ RUSSELL
$2K
HOPEWELL
$2K
HOPEWELL
$2K
LAPOLT LAW PC
$2K
CAVELL MERTZ ASSOCIATES
$2K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Henry C. "Hank" Johnson comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$2K
Disclosed outside spending
$2K
Dark-money outside spending
$102
Share that is dark money
4.37%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
COMMUNITY CHANGE VOTERS
$462
DEMOCRACY PAC
$360
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$67
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$50
COLOROFCHANGE PAC
$30
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN EQUALITY VOTES PAC
$27
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$102
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.
16 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $274K to Henry C. "Hank" Johnson across 32 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$274K
Shared contributors
16
Contributions
32
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 | 20 | $188K |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | $60K |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | $26K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Henry C. "Hank" Johnson or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHUR SIDNEY | LD & Chief Counsel, Rep. Jackson Lee (2008-2009); Chief of staff and chief couns… | FORBES-TATE | 22 | 22 | 2023–2025 |
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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson 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