James E Hon. Banks
Republican
· IN-3 · 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
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 PACs behind this score
NORPAC
$23,000 direct
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$687 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $62.86M 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 — $126K.
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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 | 47.9 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 62.2 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 70.7 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 74.5 | Highly exposed |
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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 Banks
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
BLACKSTONE
$14K
HOMEMAKER
$14K
GLENBROOK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP
$12K
ULINE
$12K
AM GENERAL
$10K
IU HEALTH FORT WAYNE
$8K
MILLER STRATEGIES
$8K
RETIRED TEACHER
$8K
KOCH
$8K
AUTOMOTIVE COLOR
$8K
ANDURIL INDUSTRIES
$7K
PORTER
$7K
LEADERS STAFFING
$7K
AMBASSADOR
$6K
CGCN
$6K
RETINA INSTITUTE OF INDIANA
$6K
BLACKSTONE CREDIT
$6K
CLEAN FUELS NATIONAL
$6K
DEISTER MACHINE
$6K
GREENSTAR DEVELOPMENT
$6K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against James E Hon. Banks comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
GRASSROOTS ACTION FUND
$100K
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
$47K
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
$21K
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST INC
$20K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$6K
DISABLED VETERANS PAC
$1K
THE GUARDIAN FUND
$902
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
PARTY_C00006486
$37
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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.
235 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $898K to James E Hon. Banks across 363 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$898K
Shared contributors
235
Contributions
363
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | 34 | $40K |
| 2024 | 205 | 284 | $805K |
| 2026 | 20 | 45 | $53K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for James E Hon. Banks or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICK RAINERI | Rep. Jim Banks, Director of Member Services Main Street Caucus, Executive Direct… | TSG ADVOCATES DC, LLC | 7 | 7 | 2025–2025 |
| LINDSAY RATLIFF | Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Military Legislative Assistant, U.S… | ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA AND ITS AFFILIATES | 1 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
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James E Hon. Banks 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