Benjamin L Cardin
Democrat
· MD 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 Cardin
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
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$22K
PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON GARRISON
$6K
AXXESS TECHNOLOGY
$6K
CAPITAL FUNDING
$6K
STYDE RESEARCH
$6K
APOLLO MANAGEMENT
$4K
FRANKLIN MORRIS ASSOCIATES
$3K
MATHY CONSTRUCTION
$2K
STESCO INVESTMENTS
$2K
MASS MUTUAL
$2K
OF MARYLAND PILOTS
$2K
FINANCIAL
$2K
JOLAN RHODES MD PA
$1K
C3 METRICS
$1K
CGH GLOBAL
$1K
DBS
$1K
DFG ADVISORS
$1K
HERMAN AGENCY
$1K
ISOLVED
$1K
ORRICK HERRINGTON SUTCLIFFE
$1K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Benjamin L Cardin comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$10K
CARE ACTION
$482
JEWISH DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL OF AMERICA
$283
DEMOCRACY PAC
$72
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$10
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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 $250 to Benjamin L Cardin across 1 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$250
Shared contributors
1
Contributions
1
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $250 |
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Revolving Door
8 former staff members
who worked for Benjamin L Cardin or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE MONGE | Senior Counsel, Leader/Speaker Pelosi; Senior Policy Adviser, Leader Pelosi; Tax… | CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP | 25 | 37 | 2023–2025 |
| JENNIFER KAUFMANN | Counsel/Rules Associate for Hon. Alcee Hastings (D-FL); Legal Intern, House Judi… | ACTUM I, LLC | 12 | 63 | 2023–2025 |
| SARAH STEVENS | Policy Advisor, Senator Ben Cardin; Senior Legislative Assistant, Congressman Ma… | BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | 6 | 7 | 2023–2025 |
| ALGENE SAJERY | Exec: Vice President of External Affairs & Head of Global Gender Equity Initiati… | CATALYST GLOBAL STRATEGIES, LLC | 6 | 6 | 2023–2025 |
| SARAH STEVENS | Policy Advisor, Senator Ben Cardin; Senior Legislative Assistant, Congressman Ma… | CURRENT STRATEGIES | 2 | 2 | 2025–2025 |
| DANYELLE SOLOMON | ONDCP - Executive Office of the President (White House) - December 2010-Septembe… | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| STEPHEN HAM | Senior Policy Advisor office of Senator Ben Cardin | PADDOCK ASSOCIATES, LLC | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| DAVID MCCLINTOCK | National Security Advisor to Senator Cortez Masto (March 2022 - May 2023) Nation… | WITH HONOR ACTION, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Benjamin L Cardin 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