Adrian Smith
Republican
· NE-3 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Ways and Means · Joint Committee on Taxation
Influence Score
78.0
Highly exposed
↑ +4.4
vs 118th (73.6)
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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
8.2
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
1.0
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$313,936
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
9.6
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.7
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.5
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.3
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
13.4
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
6.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
7.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
4.1
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$11,619 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $65.02M 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 — $130K.
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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 | 40.1 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 42.9 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 73.6 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 78.0 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$97,000
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
FAIRSHAKE
Share from this one network
7.5%
Amount from this network
$282,975
Total from all networks
$3,768,235
Networks contributing
499
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Who funds Smith
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,745,076
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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
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
8
Money that arrived near votes
$21K
Distinct donors
14
Distinct employers
7
Share of their total fundraising
2.08%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BLACKSTONE
$7K
ROUTE ONE INVESTMENT
$5K
FLAT WATER INVESTMENT S
$3K
PINNACLE BANCORP
$2K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$1K
FIVE POINTS BANK
$1K
PHELPS INSURANCE
$1K
PINNACLE BANCORP
$1K
CVS HEALTH
$500
KKR
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION
$28K
SANDHILLS PUBLISHING
$20K
ADAPTIVE CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS
$18K
WCAS
$18K
BAXTER AUTOMOTIVE
$16K
CASSLING DIAGNOSTIC
$16K
HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION
$16K
PETER KIEWIT SONS
$16K
SEAN N PARKER
$16K
TREGO DUGAN AVIATION OF GRAND ISLAND
$16K
DCI
$15K
HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION
$15K
TENASKA
$14K
SANDHILLS PUBLISHING
$12K
WEBB CREEK
$12K
BLACKSTONE
$12K
SANDHILLS PUBLISHING
$12K
TREGO DUGAN AVIATION OF GRAND ISLAND
$12K
CITADEL ENTERPRISE AMERICAS
$10K
COUPANG
$10K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Adrian Smith comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$24K
Disclosed outside spending
$21K
Dark-money outside spending
$3K
Share that is dark money
13.42%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$3K
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
FAIRSHAKE
$283K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$24K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$7K
COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT
$5K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
Groups that hide their donors
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.
JEFFREY J KOLOZE
$8K
GEORGE ERBACHER
$3K
THOMAS MORRIS
$2K
EDWIN BOTERO
$300
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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.
95 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $219K to Adrian Smith across 165 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$219K
Shared contributors
95
Contributions
165
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 78 | 106 | $165K |
| 2024 | 35 | 52 | $49K |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | $5K |
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Revolving Door
10 former staff members
who worked for Adrian Smith or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN MULVENON | Policy Advisor- Senator Harry Reid; Policy Advisor- Senate Democratic Policy Com… | CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 16 | 17 | 2023–2025 |
| JOHN MULLIGAN | Legislative Director and Chief of Staff, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) | MONUMENT ADVOCACY | 15 | 19 | 2023–2025 |
| CATHERINE FINLEY | Staff Director, Senate Special Aging Committee; Senior Health Policy Advisor, Se… | THORN RUN PARTNERS | 12 | 119 | 2023–2025 |
| JEFF BJORNSTAD | Chief of Staff Senator Murray, Chief of Staff Rep. Rick Larsen, Chief of Staff R… | WASHINGTON2 ADVOCATES | 7 | 80 | 2023–2025 |
| JEFFREY SHAPIRO | Chief of Staff, Rep. Adrian Smith (2007-2012); Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep… | TIBER CREEK GROUP | 7 | 8 | 2023–2025 |
| ROBERT EPPLIN | LD Sen. Collins; LA Sen. Smith; Analyst, OMB Budget Review Division; Prof Staff,… | EPPLIN STRATEGIC PLANNING | 4 | 26 | 2023–2025 |
| ROBERT EPPLIN | LD Sen. Collins; LA Sen. Smith; Analyst, OMB Budget Review Division; Prof Staff,… | KED STRATEGIES, LLC | 4 | 34 | 2023–2025 |
| MINH NGUYEN | Intern, Office of Congressman Adam Smith | THE RABEN GROUP | 3 | 20 | 2023–2025 |
| MONICA DIDIUK | 2013-2024: Chief of Staff, Rep. Adrian Smith (NE) 2007-2012: Legislative Directo… | ENTERGY SERVICES, LLC | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| KAREN DE LOS SANTOS | Chief of Staff, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Office of M… | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Adrian Smith'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