Michael Waltz
Republican
· FL-6 · 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
0.0
/ 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
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$10,562 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$2,570 direct
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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 | 58.9 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 54.6 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 43.9 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | — | — |
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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 Waltz
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
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$20K
FHH LAW PLLC
$14K
AEG FUELS
$13K
GULA TECH ADVENTURES
$13K
INVESTMENTS
$13K
COMPASS POINT
$12K
GULA TECH ADVENTURES
$12K
ICI HOMES
$12K
SINTAVIA
$12K
THE MEGA
$11K
CHARLES SCHWAB
$10K
BLUE DELTA CAPITAL
$10K
CITADEL
$10K
DANIELS MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONN
$10K
ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$10K
FIGGERS COMMUNICATION
$10K
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$10K
FRP
$10K
GREAT POINT
$10K
JANE STREET
$10K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Michael Waltz comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
WITH HONOR FUND II, INC.
$3.86M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$1,000K
AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC
$772K
POLICE AND TROOPER SUPPORT PAC
$201K
AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PAC
$198K
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
$179K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$19K
LEADERSHIP FOR A STRONG AMERICA
$5K
THE VETERANS FOUNDATION PAC
$5K
FLORIDA TRUST
$2K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$1K
THE GUARDIAN FUND
$902
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
$250
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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.
123 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $335K to Michael Waltz across 172 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$335K
Shared contributors
123
Contributions
172
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36 | 43 | $172K |
| 2024 | 98 | 128 | $160K |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $2K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Michael Waltz or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICAH KETCHEL | Senior Advisor, State Dept. 2025; Special Assistant to the President & Senior Ad… | BALLARD PARTNERS, LLC | 9 | 11 | 2025–2025 |
| SHIVAM PATEL | Intern, Representative Michael Waltz | AXIOM SPACE, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
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Michael Waltz 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