André Carson
Democrat
· IN-7 · 119th Congress
and Counterproliferation (Chair) · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · and Hazardous Materials · House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Influence Score
48.1
Least exposed
↓ -4.0
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
4.1
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,895
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$33,904
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
3.9
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.4
/ 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
11.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.4
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.3
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$3,500 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $20.42M 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 — $41K.
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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 | 48.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 48.6 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 52.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 48.1 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
UNITE THE COUNTRY
Total money from this network
$58,500
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
UNITE THE COUNTRY
Share from this one network
4.7%
Amount from this network
$60,500
Total from all networks
$1,299,171
Networks contributing
197
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Who funds Carson
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$725,985
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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
3.2%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
100.0%
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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
ICE MILLER
$8K
DUKE STREET LIBERTY
$7K
FLORIDA CANCER SPECIALISTS RESEARCH
$7K
ORACLE
$7K
A10 ASSOCIATES
$7K
MAGNA PROPERTIES
$7K
ICE MILLER
$6K
AMERICAN CONSULTING
$6K
GOLDMAN EDWARDS
$6K
BOSE MCKINNEY EVANS LLP
$6K
AXIA URBAN
$6K
THE HOGAN
$6K
FRC
$6K
CALDERON TEXTILES
$5K
INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING
$5K
BOSE MCKINNEY EVANS LLP
$5K
BOSE MCKINNEY EVANS
$5K
SDI RADIOLOGY
$5K
BOSE MCKINNEY EVANS LLP
$5K
FROST TODD BROWN
$4K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against André Carson comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
LEADERSHIP FOR INDIANA PAC
$34K
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ALLIANCE PAC , SERVING WA, AK, ID, HI, IN, KY
$2K
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$67
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$40
DEMOCRACY PAC
$36
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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.
No such contributions on file.
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for André Carson or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN SHAY | Leg. Dir., Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV); Sr. Leg. Asst & Leg. Asst, Rep. Andre Carson (… | FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP | 1 | 6 | 2023–2024 |
| AMIRAH SALAAM | Legislative Counsel - U.S. Congress 2007 - 2012 - Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN), Rep.… | COVISTA INC.(FKA ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION) | 1 | 1 | 2023–2024 |
| RYAN SHAY | Leg. Dir., Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV); Sr. Leg. Asst & Leg. Asst, Rep. Andre Carson (… | LEGO SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 8 | 2024–2025 |
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André Carson 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