Brian Babin
Republican
· TX-36 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Science (Chair) · and Technology (Chair) · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · and Hazardous Materials
Influence Score
48.8
Least exposed
↓ -3.3
vs 118th (52.1)
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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
0.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$9,181
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$500
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.2
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.6
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.3
/ 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
13.0
/ 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
2.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
4.3
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$4,028 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $45.17M 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 — $90K.
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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 | 36.8 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 43.9 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 52.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 48.8 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$60,750
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
BABIN VICTORY FUND
Share from this one network
3.8%
Amount from this network
$50,214
Total from all networks
$1,337,476
Networks contributing
236
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Who funds Babin
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$570,581
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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
96.7%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
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
Times money arrived near a vote
1
Money that arrived near votes
$3K
Distinct donors
1
Distinct employers
1
Share of their total fundraising
0.21%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BASTION TECHNOLOGIES
$3K
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
$500
CYBER SPACE INTELLIGENCE
$300
CLARK FREIGHT
$250
PETROLEUM LANDMAN
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$21K
TRANS-GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
$16K
JEFFERSON COUNTY
$14K
STI
$14K
TRANS GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
$13K
THE MODERN
$13K
BESTWAY OILFIELD
$12K
NASH
$12K
TRANS-GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
$12K
HOMEMAKER
$12K
HOMEMAKER
$11K
TRANS GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
$10K
HOUSEWIFE
$10K
JEFFERSON COUNTY
$9K
O ROURKE PETROLEUM
$9K
HOUSEWIFE
$7K
HOMEMAKER
$7K
CLEARPATH
$7K
COASTAL WELDING SUPPLY
$7K
M DIES ATTORNEYS PLLC
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Brian Babin comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$11K
AMERICAN VALUES FIRST
$5K
TEXAS RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE INC
$2K
THE GUARDIAN FUND
$902
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC
$585
REALLY AMERICAN PAC
$500
FAMILY FIRST COALITION PAC
$58
TEXAS RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION C
$30
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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.
126 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $302K to Brian Babin across 251 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$302K
Shared contributors
126
Contributions
251
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 72 | 104 | $126K |
| 2024 | 68 | 132 | $164K |
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | $13K |
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Brian Babin 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