Mike Johnson
Republican
· LA-4 · 119th Congress
Speaker of the House · Civil Rights (Chair) · and Civil Liberties (Chair) · House Committee on Armed Services · Innovative Technologies · and Information Systems · House Committee on Natural Resources · and Wildlife · House Committee on the Judiciary · and Administrative Law · Intellectual Property · and the Internet
Influence Score
74.1
Highly exposed
↑ +9.6
vs 118th (64.5)
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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
0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,033
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$24,644
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
10.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
3.0
/ 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
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
14.2
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
6.6
/ 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
12.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$18,390 direct
CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$5,000 direct
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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 | 44.7 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 65.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 64.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 74.1 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Total money from this network
$63,750
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
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND
Share from this one network
20.3%
Amount from this network
$1,000,000
Total from all networks
$4,928,542
Networks contributing
427
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Who funds Johnson
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$2,645,808
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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
16.2%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Extra weight for leadership role
1.75×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
4.1%
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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
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$1.02M
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$503K
HOMEMAKER
$144K
ENTREPRENEUR
$96K
HOMEMAKER
$93K
HOMEMAKER
$57K
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$47K
ENTREPRENEUR
$37K
NU CYBERTEK
$36K
PRAESES
$28K
ALTRIA
$27K
GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT
$27K
PRAESES
$26K
EDW C LEVY
$26K
FOX
$24K
NASDAQ
$24K
I DECK ENERGY SERVICES
$23K
CC HOMES
$21K
ORACLE
$21K
S-3
$21K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Mike Johnson comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$18K
Disclosed outside spending
$11K
Dark-money outside spending
$7K
Share that is dark money
37.33%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FREEDOM FUND
$15K
FREEDOMWORKS FOR AMERICA
$8K
PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA VOTES PAC
$7K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$4K
GREENWAVE
$3K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)
$688
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)
$66
Groups that hide their donors
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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.
695 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $23.94M to Mike Johnson across 1,745 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$23.94M
Shared contributors
695
Contributions
1,745
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61 | 65 | $387K |
| 2024 | 441 | 838 | $15.69M |
| 2026 | 282 | 842 | $7.86M |
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Revolving Door
4 former staff members
who worked for Mike 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 |
| CHRISTOPHER JAARDA | Sr. Policy Adviser, Cnsl., Rep. Mike Johnson; Dep. Chief of Staff, Policy/Leg. D… | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 3 | 4 | 2025–2025 |
| JOSH HODGES | NatSec Adv, Speaker Johnson; Sr PSM, House Judiciary Cmte; SAP/Sr Dir NSC; Sr De… | RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC | 2 | 3 | 2025–2025 |
| MARCIE HABER | Congressman Mike Johnson, Legislative Assistant Senator John Kennedy, Legislativ… | OKLO INC. | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
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Mike Johnson's file shows clear influence markers across multiple categories for the top funding network, placing them in the upper range of this Congress. The pattern runs above what coincidence would produce, and the methodology page documents what each category requires.
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