John B. Larson
Democrat
· CT-1 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Ways and Means
Influence Score
64.7
Moderately exposed
↑ +3.0
vs 118th (61.7)
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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
8.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$8,729
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
8.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.8
/ 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
12.4
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
7.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
3.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
1.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$6,695 direct
JSTREETPAC
$3,750 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $45.81M 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 — $92K.
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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 | 51.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 47.6 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 61.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 64.7 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$103,000
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.
Share from this one network
1.7%
Amount from this network
$51,500
Total from all networks
$3,082,807
Networks contributing
398
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Who funds Larson
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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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
96.3%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
55.6%
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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
7
Money that arrived near votes
$12K
Distinct donors
16
Distinct employers
5
Share of their total fundraising
1.52%
Biggest clusters of timed money
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE
$3K
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE
$2K
HARTFORD HOSPITAL
$2K
AMPER FINANCIAL SERVICES
$1K
FLEET BANK
$1K
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE
$1K
HARTFORD HOSPITAL
$1K
ANTHEM BCBS
$500
CT CHILDREN S HOSPITAL
$500
FLEET BANK
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE
$21K
ANUSHKA
$20K
DATA MAIL
$16K
ANG
$14K
LAZ PARKING
$14K
HARTFORD DISTRIBUTORS
$14K
GOODWIN COLLEGE
$13K
LAZ PARKING
$12K
DATA MAIL
$12K
AVE CAPITAL
$12K
EVOLUTION BENEFITS
$12K
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE
$12K
ROBERTI GLOBAL
$12K
ALL WASTE
$11K
HARTFORD DISTRIBUTORS
$11K
A LOT MEDIA
$10K
DATA MAIL
$10K
EVOLUTION BENEFITS
$10K
FAIRWAY INDEPNDENT MORTGAGE
$10K
FIP CONSTRUCTION
$10K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against John B. Larson comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$478
Disclosed outside spending
$470
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
1.67%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
WFP IE COMMITTEE
$8K
THE PEOPLE UNITED PAC
$450
DEMOCRACY PAC
$195
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$67
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$40
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.
34 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $59K to John B. Larson across 54 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$59K
Shared contributors
34
Contributions
54
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 15 | $16K |
| 2024 | 15 | 16 | $10K |
| 2026 | 18 | 23 | $33K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for John B. Larson or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW KREN | Intern-Congressman John Larson; Law Clerk- US Senate Committee on Homeland Secur… | ALCALDE & FAY | 2 | 14 | 2023–2025 |
| KATE LYNCH | Senior Legislative Assistant, Representative John Larson; Legislative Assistant,… | KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP | 1 | 1 | 2023–2025 |
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John B. Larson sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
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