Richard E. Neal
Democrat
· MA-1 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Ways and Means (Chair) · Joint Committee on Taxation (Chair)
Influence Score
92.4
Most exposed
↑ +16.7
vs 118th (75.7)
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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
12.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
10.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.1
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
4.1
/ 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
13.4
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
8.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
8.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$9,995 direct
JSTREETPAC
$3,500 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $76.47M 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 — $153K.
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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 | 77.2 | Highly exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 68.7 | Highly exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 75.7 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 92.4 | Most exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$107,000
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
0.9%
Amount from this network
$53,500
Total from all networks
$5,871,823
Networks contributing
617
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Who funds Neal
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$2,590,762
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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
96.1%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
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
Times money arrived near a vote
30
Money that arrived near votes
$60K
Distinct donors
42
Distinct employers
18
Share of their total fundraising
3.36%
Biggest clusters of timed money
PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$5K
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
$4K
BLACKSTONE
$3K
BLACKSTONE
$3K
BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL
$3K
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
$3K
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
$3K
SECURIAN FINANCIAL
$3K
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
$3K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$3K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
METLIFE
$49K
VIEW
$46K
KKR
$32K
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
$23K
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
$21K
BESSEMER VENTURE
$20K
BLACKSTONE
$20K
NFP
$18K
CREI
$13K
SELECT MEDICAL
$12K
WINGED KEEL
$12K
HAROLD GRINSPOON
$12K
NFP
$12K
ACCEL
$12K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$11K
CREI
$11K
BEACON HEALTH STRATEGIES
$11K
SUBJECT MATTER
$11K
WINGED KEEL
$10K
NFP
$10K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Richard E. Neal comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
REJECT AIPAC PAC
$700K
FIGHT CORPORATE MONOPOLIES
$650K
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC
$510K
INDIVISIBLE ACTION ARIZONA
$302K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$126K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC
$55K
AMERICAN WORKING FAMILIES
$26K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE
$20K
BOLD FUTURE PAC
$10K
REBELLION PAC
$4K
DEMOCRACY PAC
$72
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$10
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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.
84 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.78M to Richard E. Neal across 141 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.78M
Shared contributors
84
Contributions
141
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27 | 35 | $648K |
| 2024 | 63 | 93 | $778K |
| 2026 | 12 | 13 | $352K |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Richard E. Neal or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM TRANGHESE | Legislative Assistant, Communications Director, Chief of Staff - Rep. Richard Ne… | PLATINUM ADVISORS DC, LLC | 20 | 141 | 2023–2025 |
| ANN JABLON | Chief of Staff, Rep. Richard E. Neal; Legislative Director, Rep. Richard E. Neal… | CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC | 17 | 18 | 2023–2025 |
| ANN JABLON | Chief of Staff, Congressman Richard Neal | MASSACHUSETTS BIOTECHNOLOGY COUNCIL | 1 | 13 | 2023–2025 |
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Richard E. Neal 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