Barbara Lee
Democrat
· CA-12 · 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
< 0.1
/ 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
JSTREETPAC
$2,825 direct
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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 Lee
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
CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS
$20K
KAPOR
$17K
UCSF
$15K
8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY
$12K
FOSTER INTERSTATE MEDIA
$12K
KAPOR
$12K
MARCUS MILLICHAP
$12K
BERNSTEIN LIPSETT P C
$10K
KAISER PERMANENTE
$9K
ARIEL INVESTMENTS
$9K
PLATINUM ADVISORS
$9K
QUADRIC
$9K
TENUKI MOVES
$9K
TUSK
$9K
ZENYSIS TECHNOLOGIES
$9K
BERNSTEIN LIPSETT
$8K
NAREB
$8K
MONTEZUMA WETLANDS
$8K
RSBA ASSOCIATES
$8K
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
$8K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Barbara Lee comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$2K
Disclosed outside spending
$2K
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
0.48%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
CARE ACTION
$9K
COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PAC
$2K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
DEMOCRACY PAC
$195
AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTER REGISTRATION EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION PROJECT
$133
NEVADA ADVOCATES FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES PAC (NAPPA PAC)
$122
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$67
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$30
DIGNITY CA SEIU LOCAL 2015
$7
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
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.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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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.
30 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $213K to Barbara Lee across 46 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$213K
Shared contributors
30
Contributions
46
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | 34 | $26K |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | $187K |
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Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for Barbara Lee or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUART CHAPMAN | Chief of Staff, Representative Carolyn McCarthy; Chief of Staff, Representative … | THORN RUN PARTNERS | 32 | 249 | 2023–2025 |
| VEN NERALLA | Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Andy Levin; Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Pramila J… | FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES, LLC | 24 | 255 | 2023–2025 |
| JULIE NICKSON | Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA 13) (2002 - 2022) | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. | 1 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
| COLE LACROIX | Legislative/policy staffer to Senator Lee | LACROIX ENVIRONMENTAL INTELLIGENCE | 1 | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| ADRIANA RIVERA | Military Legislative Assistant & Military Legislative Aide - U.S. Senate(Sen. Be… | PERSISTENT SYSTEMS, LLC | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Barbara Lee 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