John W. Rose
Republican
· TN-6 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Agriculture · Digital Assets · and Rural Development · and Biotechnology · Risk Management · and Credit · House Committee on Financial Services · Financial Technology · and Artificial Intelligence · Community Development · and Insurance · International Development · and Monetary Policy
Influence Score
39.3
Least exposed
↓ -5.4
vs 118th (44.7)
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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
1.8
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.1
/ 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
10.8
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
2.3
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$13,312 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $14.20M 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 — $28K.
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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 | 48.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 29.8 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 44.7 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 39.3 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$30,000
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.
Network
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Share from this one network
3.9%
Amount from this network
$25,000
Total from all networks
$635,318
Networks contributing
137
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Who funds Rose
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$319,150
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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
2.5%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
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
20
Money that arrived near votes
$38K
Distinct donors
25
Distinct employers
14
Share of their total fundraising
1.72%
Biggest clusters of timed money
ONE BANK OF TENNESSEE
$7K
ONE BANK OF TENNESSEE
$5K
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
$3K
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF TN
$3K
CITIZENS BANK
$3K
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
$2K
TRISTAR BANK
$2K
CITIZENS BANK
$1K
FARM BUREAU INSURANCE
$1K
FINNACLE FINANCIAL
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HOMEMAKER
$81K
HOMEMAKER
$65K
CUMBERLAND SUPPLY
$31K
LH SMITH CONSULTING
$20K
RUSSELL STREET VENTURES
$20K
FLETCHLINE
$20K
MIDDLE TN EYE ASSOC OF COOKEVILLE
$19K
LOCHINVAR
$17K
COVENANT HEALTH
$17K
HAURY SMITH CONTRACTORS
$17K
GOODALL HOMES
$16K
JONES BROTHERS
$16K
NGU RISK MANAGEMENT
$16K
ONE BANK OF TENNESSEE
$14K
FIRST REGENTS BANCSERVICES
$13K
MRW ENVIORNMENTAL
$12K
ONE BANK OF TENNESSEE
$12K
CUSTOM PACKAGING
$12K
HEMPHILL BROTHERS
$12K
JONES BROTHERS
$12K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against John W. Rose comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$7K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$2K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$50
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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.
13 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $32K to John W. Rose across 22 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$32K
Shared contributors
13
Contributions
22
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 11 | $15K |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | $17K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for John W. Rose or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR CHILDRESS | Senior Leg. Assistant, Congresswoman Bice, 2021-2022; Legislative Assistant, Con… | CLEARPATH ACTION FOR CONSERVATIVE CLEAN ENERGY, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
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John W. Rose 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