Tim Kaine
Democrat
· VA Senate · 119th Congress
South Asia (Chair) · Central Asia (Chair) · and Counterterrorism (Chair) · Transnational Crime (Chair) · Civilian Security (Chair) · Human Rights (Chair) · and Global Women's Issues (Chair) · Senate Committee on Armed Services · Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · International Operations · and Bilateral International Development · Senate Committee on Health · and Pensions · Senate Committee on the Budget
Influence Score
78.9
Highly exposed
↑ +9.7
vs 118th (69.2)
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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
6.4
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.8
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$188,109
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
9.1
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.6
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.2
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.2
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
12.5
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
8.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
8.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
7.2
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$2,500 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $180.83M 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 — $362K.
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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 | 79.9 | Most exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 56.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 69.2 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 78.9 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
WFP IE COMMITTEE
Total money from this network
$77,739
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
WFP IE COMMITTEE
Share from this one network
1.8%
Amount from this network
$45,500
Total from all networks
$2,519,729
Networks contributing
455
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Who funds Kaine
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,304,292
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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
98.4%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
18.8%
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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
79
Money that arrived near votes
$315K
Distinct donors
178
Distinct employers
60
Share of their total fundraising
1.84%
Biggest clusters of timed money
PAUL WEISS
$51K
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES
$14K
UNITED AIRLINES
$11K
SIGNATURE FINANCIAL WEALTH ADVISORS
$10K
PWRWG LLP
$7K
AVANCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$7K
BAIN CAPITAL
$7K
BLUESTEM ASSET MANAGEMENT
$7K
BROWN INVESTMENT ADVISORY
$7K
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA
$7K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
COVINGTON BURLING LLP
$90K
PAUL WEISS
$52K
CAPITAL
$52K
UNITED AIRLINES
$45K
WCAS
$34K
THE BOEING
$32K
WCAS
$30K
ALTRIA
$29K
AMAZON
$29K
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES
$26K
LEIDOS
$26K
ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES
$24K
GOOGLE
$20K
AMAZON COM
$20K
DOMINION ENERGY
$19K
WELSH CARSON ANDERSON STOWE
$18K
MICROSOFT
$18K
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES
$18K
BLACKSTONE
$17K
GENERAL DYNAMICS
$17K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Tim Kaine comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$134K
Disclosed outside spending
$108K
Dark-money outside spending
$26K
Share that is dark money
19.56%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$15K
Groups hiding their donors
4
By funding network
COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT
$179K
FOR OUR FUTURE
$115K
WFP IE COMMITTEE
$92K
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT
$72K
PATRIOTS FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM
$70K
RESTORATION PAC
$59K
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER PAC
$44K
CARE ACTION
$32K
CLIMATE EMERGENCY VOTERS PAC
$27K
RURAL GROUNDGAME 3X
$26K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$8K
PATRIOTS, LIBERTY, AND PROSPERITY PAC
$5K
DEFEND THE VOTE
$2K
THE DEMOCRATIC ACTION PAC
$1K
INDIVISIBLE CHARLOTTESVILLE
$1K
Groups that hide their donors
$11K
1 smaller group under $500
$94
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADVOCATES
$10K
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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.
102 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $304K to Tim Kaine across 198 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$304K
Shared contributors
102
Contributions
198
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 30 | $25K |
| 2024 | 97 | 162 | $279K |
| 2026 | 1 | 6 | $150 |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Tim Kaine or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN COLVERT | Senior Defense Policy Advisor to Senator Tim Kaine | BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 4 | 2023–2023 |
| ANNA PRZEBINDA | Legislative Correspondent, Senator Tim Kaine | BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION | 1 | 10 | 2024–2025 |
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Tim Kaine's file shows clear influence markers across multiple categories for the top funding network, placing them in the upper range of this Congress. The pattern runs above what coincidence would produce, and the methodology page documents what each category requires.
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