Dianne Feinstein
Democrat
· CA Senate · 119th Congress
Influence Score
0.0
Not scored
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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
0.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
0.0
/ 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
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.0
/ 12
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
No top sponsor identified.
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Who funds Feinstein
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
No sponsor relationships on file.
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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
0.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.00×
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
No suspicious timing patterns detected.
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
PACE LLP
$1K
SBW
$500
EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES
$425
PHYSICIANS OF NEW ULM
$240
ALAMEDA COUNTY
$60
BMC SOFTWARE
$60
BMC SOFTWARE
$10
PHYSICIANS OF NEW ULM
$10
ALAMEDA COUNTY
$5
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Dianne Feinstein comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND
$160K
COPS VOTER GUIDE INC.
$50K
OUR NATION UNITED
$35K
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS
$9K
PARTY_C00455352
$1K
AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTER REGISTRATION EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION PROJECT
$133
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
$75
DEMOCRACY PAC
$72
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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.
1 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1K to Dianne Feinstein across 1 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1K
Shared contributors
1
Contributions
1
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $1K |
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Revolving Door
19 former staff members
who worked for Dianne Feinstein or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAGHAV AGGARWAL | Health Insurance Specialist, CMS; Senior Health Advisor (Detailee), Senate Finan… | BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 38 | 228 | 2024–2025 |
| JAMES SAULS | Chief of Staff, Senator Dianne Feinstein; Professional Staff Member, Senate Sele… | CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 25 | 26 | 2024–2025 |
| MARK KADESH | Rep. Harman (1995-1997) - Chief of Staff; Sen. Feinstein (1998-2007) - Legislati… | KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC | 17 | 143 | 2023–2025 |
| RACHEL GORSKY BOMBACH | Former Legislative Director, Senator Dianne Feinstein, (2021-2023); Foreign Poli… | KASOWITZ LLP (FKA KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP) | 10 | 30 | 2023–2025 |
| LAURA PETERSON | Legal Intern, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Feinstein (D-CA), 2008; Congre… | LAURA WOOD PETERSON CONSULTING, INC. | 7 | 56 | 2023–2025 |
| ROSCOE JONES | Chief of Staff to Rep. Abigail Spanberger; Leg. Director to Sen. Dianne Feinstei… | GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP | 4 | 6 | 2023–2024 |
| STEVE HARO | Chief of Staff, Sen. Dianne Feinstein; Chief of Staff, Sen. Martin Heinrich; Ass… | HARO SOLUTIONS LLC | 4 | 14 | 2024–2025 |
| RACHEL GORSKY BOMBACH | Legislative Director, Senator Dianne Feinstein, (2021-2023); Foreign Policy Advi… | PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP | 4 | 9 | 2024–2024 |
| TAMAR MAGARIK HARO | Staff Director, Subcommittee on Children and Families, Senate HELP Committee; Pr… | HARO SOLUTIONS LLC | 4 | 18 | 2025–2025 |
| JILL STEWART | Legislative Director - Representative Peter J. Viclosky Staff Assistant -Represe… | THE JACKSON LABORATORY | 1 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
| MARK KADESH | Chief of Staff (Sen. Dianne Feinstein); Chief of Staff (Representative Jane Harm… | CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA CREDIT UNION LEAGUES | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| NEIL QUINTER | Chief Counsel, Senator Dianne Feinstein | NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE | 1 | 10 | 2023–2025 |
| ALEXANDRA KING | Staff Assistant, Office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein; Legislative Correspondent, Off… | GIFFORDS | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| JUSTICE ESTRADA | Senator Charles Schumer, Intern; Senator Dianne Feinstein, Legislative Correspon… | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE | 1 | 7 | 2024–2025 |
| CRYSTAL MARTINEZ | Legislative Assistant, Senator Dianne Feinstein; Confidential Asst/Special Asst,… | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| ROBERT LEVINSON | Legislative Assistant Senator Feinstein: Policy Advisor, Senator Butler | GLOBAL SHIELD | 1 | 3 | 2025–2025 |
| JOHN WATTS | Staff to Senator Dianne Feinstein (Environmental Counsel, 2003-2008; Legislative… | JOHN WATTS | 1 | 3 | 2025–2025 |
| IAIN HART | Rep. J. Garamendi: various roles, ultimately Dep. Chief of Staff 2018-2024; Del.… | ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| TIMOTHY BURR | Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Deputy Scheduler-Senator Debbie Stabenow (Oct 2… | DEVEAU BURR GROUP, LLC | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Dianne Feinstein is not scored: there is no usable voting record to rank against — either the vote and contribution records have not yet been matched to this member, or this is a non-voting delegate. This is the absence of a score, not a finding of low 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