Michael Guest
Republican
· MS-3 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Ethics (Chair) · House Committee on Appropriations · Veterans Affairs · and Related Agencies · House Committee on Foreign Affairs · and the Environment · Civilian Security · and Trade · House Committee on Homeland Security · and Operations · and Recovery · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Public Buildings · and Emergency Management
Influence Score
57.5
Moderately exposed
↓ -7.2
vs 118th (64.7)
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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
3.6
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.3
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$23,079
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
3.7
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
8.1
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.7
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
1.0
/ 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
10.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.9
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
5.5
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
5.8
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$15,004 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $146.43M 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 — $293K.
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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 | 30.5 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 38.8 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 64.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 57.5 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SLF PAC
Total money from this network
$261,802
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
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Share from this one network
2.9%
Amount from this network
$44,500
Total from all networks
$1,511,923
Networks contributing
296
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Who funds Guest
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$649,704
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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
5.2%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
1.3%
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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
5
Money that arrived near votes
$10K
Distinct donors
5
Distinct employers
5
Share of their total fundraising
2.20%
Biggest clusters of timed money
A B ELECTRIC
$3K
BXS INSURANCE
$3K
ELLIOTT LAW FIRM
$1K
THE CITIZENS BANK
$1K
TRUSTMARK NATIVE BANK
$1K
BALDRIDGE LAW FIRM
$520
BOEING
$500
BOEING
$500
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE
$500
PEOPLES BANK
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HOMEMAKER
$32K
ERGON
$26K
SEEMANN COMPOSITES
$21K
LANDMARK MANAGEMENT
$20K
HOMEMAKER
$17K
SEEMANN COMPOSITES
$16K
ERGON
$14K
BGR
$13K
ERGON
$11K
ELLIOTT LAW FIRM
$10K
KEY CONSTRUCTORS
$9K
TOWER LOAN
$9K
WAYPOINT CONSULTING
$9K
MID SOUTH REHAB
$9K
BGR
$8K
NEWSOUTH NEUROSPINE
$8K
PRUETT OIL
$8K
SANDERSON FARMS
$8K
WAYPOINT CONSULTING
$8K
ALPINE
$8K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Michael Guest comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$14K
MISSISSIPPI VICTORY FUND
$6K
SLF PAC
$3K
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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.
23 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $220K to Michael Guest across 43 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$220K
Shared contributors
23
Contributions
43
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 10 | $154K |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | $18K |
| 2026 | 14 | 26 | $48K |
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Michael Guest 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