John Joyce
Republican
· PA-13 · 119th Congress
Trade and Entrepreneurship (Chair) · House Committee on Energy and Commerce · House Committee on Homeland Security · and Operations · Infrastructure Protection · and Innovation · House Committee on Small Business
Influence Score
56.8
Moderately exposed
↓ -3.2
vs 118th (60.0)
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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
7.5
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.3
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$21,875
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
5.6
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.5
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.3
/ 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
11.7
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
5.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
4.4
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $34.44M 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 — $69K.
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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 | 48.2 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 46.3 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 60.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 56.8 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$103,500
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.
Share from this one network
2.1%
Amount from this network
$69,000
Total from all networks
$3,232,403
Networks contributing
426
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Who funds Joyce
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
95.5%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
46.0%
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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
3
Money that arrived near votes
$6K
Distinct donors
3
Distinct employers
3
Share of their total fundraising
0.24%
Biggest clusters of timed money
GOOGLE
$3K
CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES
$2K
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
$1K
APPLE
$750
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
DEGOL INDUSTRIES
$19K
SHEETZ
$17K
MARTIN S FAMOUS PASTRY SHOPPE
$16K
MARTIN S FAMOUS PASTRY SHOPPE
$14K
ROBINDALE ENERGY
$14K
DEGOL INDUSTRIES
$14K
JWF INDUSTRIES
$14K
SMITH TRANSPORT
$13K
NESL
$13K
SHEETZ
$13K
SMITH TRANSPORT
$13K
DAVITA
$12K
SHEETZ
$12K
MARTIN FAMOUS PASTRY SHOPPES
$12K
NESL
$12K
CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ALTOONA
$12K
MIDLANTIC UROLOGY
$12K
NEW PIG
$12K
MAXWELL TRANSPORTATION
$11K
DEGOL INDUSTRIES
$11K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against John Joyce comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
$698K
CLA, INC.
$70K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$24K
HEALTHCARE FREEDOM SUPER PAC
$10K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
PENNSYLVANIA PRO-LIFE FEDERATION PAC
$706
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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.
18 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $344K to John Joyce across 27 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$344K
Shared contributors
18
Contributions
27
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $11K |
| 2024 | 14 | 16 | $279K |
| 2026 | 5 | 9 | $54K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for John Joyce or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS NASTASI | Communications Assistant and Legislative Aide both with Representative John Joyc… | FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP | 5 | 18 | 2025–2025 |
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John Joyce 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