Jodey C. Arrington
Republican
· TX-19 · 119th Congress
House Committee on the Budget (Chair) · House Committee on Ways and Means · House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth · Joint Economic Committee
Influence Score
86.9
Most exposed
↑ +5.7
vs 118th (81.2)
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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
10.1
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.3
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$31,367
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
10.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.6
/ 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
13.3
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
6.9
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
8.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.3
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $234.60M 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 — $469K.
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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 | 59.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 70.5 | Highly exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 81.2 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 86.9 | Most 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
$89,000
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
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Share from this one network
1.4%
Amount from this network
$44,500
Total from all networks
$3,119,299
Networks contributing
520
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Who funds Arrington
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,805,567
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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
99.1%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
92.5%
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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
43
Money that arrived near votes
$102K
Distinct donors
56
Distinct employers
34
Share of their total fundraising
2.95%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BLACKSTONE
$7K
FORTRESS INVESTMENT
$7K
JBB ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
$7K
CITY BANK
$5K
LANIER LAW FIRM
$5K
MCDONALD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$5K
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$3K
FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES
$3K
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$3K
MAYER BROWN
$3K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HOMEMAKER
$145K
HOMEMAKER
$104K
HOMEMAKER
$50K
CHARTER BROKERAGE
$29K
GRAIL
$25K
SIMFLO
$20K
CITY BANK
$13K
NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA
$13K
R E JANES GRAVEL
$13K
MADERA RESIDENTIAL
$12K
ASCO EQUIPMENT
$12K
CAPROCK CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER
$12K
LIFECARE HEALTH
$12K
SITKA BAY
$12K
INTERSECT POWER
$11K
TEINERT CONSTRUCTION
$11K
CAPROCK DAIRY
$10K
DIAN GRAVES OWEN
$10K
SIMFLO
$10K
MACK ENERGY
$10K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Jodey C. Arrington comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$29K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$11K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC
$544
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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.
140 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.15M to Jodey C. Arrington across 191 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.15M
Shared contributors
140
Contributions
191
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 48 | 54 | $482K |
| 2024 | 51 | 60 | $429K |
| 2026 | 65 | 77 | $239K |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Jodey C. Arrington or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLI HUDDLESTON | Comms Dir. Rep. Arrington; Press Secretary H-Cmte on Oversight and Govt. Reform | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| STEVEN WALKER | Congressman Jodey Arrington | FRESENIUS KABI USA LLC | 1 | 7 | 2024–2025 |
| ALEXANDER ATTEBERY | Director and Deputy Director of Communications, House Appropriations Committee; … | SHIFT5 | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Jodey C. Arrington ranks among the most exposed members of this Congress — the top tier on the index. The markers run across several of the twelve categories for the same funding network: contributions, outside spending, lobbying inside the policy areas this member regulates, vote alignment, and contribution timing among them. The score measures financial exposure in the public record; it is not a finding of intent or wrongdoing.
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