Thomas R. Carper
Democrat
· DE 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 Carper
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
INCYTE
$11K
APOLLO MANAGEMENT
$11K
APOLLO
$9K
BLACKSTONE
$8K
THE DUBERSTEIN
$8K
CAPITOL COUNSEL
$7K
ELI LILLY
$7K
SUBJECT MATTER
$6K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$6K
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT
$6K
EXECUTIVE AFFILIATES
$6K
MANZANITA CAPITAL
$6K
PISCES
$6K
SONIMA
$6K
TUDOR INVESTMENT
$6K
BPG
$6K
NOVO NORDISK
$6K
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES
$5K
OX INDUSTRIES
$5K
PLUG
$5K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Thomas R. Carper comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
PATIENTS FOR AFFORDABLE DRUGS ACTION
$2.90M
PATRIOT MAJORITY PAC
$411K
DEMOCRACY PAC
$72
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$68
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.
8 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $25K to Thomas R. Carper across 9 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$25K
Shared contributors
8
Contributions
9
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | $25K |
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Revolving Door
11 former staff members
who worked for Thomas R. Carper or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH SWANSON | Intern, Senator Chris Murphy; Intern/Staff Assistant/Executive Assistant, Senato… | K&L GATES, LLP | 20 | 21 | 2023–2024 |
| JAN BEUKELMAN | CoS, Sen. Tom Carper (2021-2023); Asst. US Trade Representative, USTR (2021-2021… | TIBER CREEK GROUP | 17 | 18 | 2024–2025 |
| JONATHON JONES | Chief of Staff, Sen. Tom Carper (2001-2006); Legislative Director, Sen. Tom Carp… | TIBER CREEK GROUP | 15 | 15 | 2023–2025 |
| BILL GHENT | Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Communications Director - Sen. Tom Carper | AVOQ, LLC | 9 | 9 | 2023–2024 |
| EDWARD PRETTYMAN | Legislative Correspondent and Constituent Services Representative, Sen. Tom Carp… | SIMS STRATEGIES, LLC | 8 | 71 | 2023–2025 |
| JAMES REILLY | Legislative Advisor, Chief of Staff, Senator Tom Carper | VENABLE LLP | 8 | 8 | 2023–2025 |
| THOMAS LAWLER | Legislative Assistant to Senator Tom Carper | CO2EFFICIENT LLC | 6 | 47 | 2023–2025 |
| TAYLOR DALY | Intern for Senator Dick Durbin, May 2015-July 2015; Intern for Senator Tom Carpe… | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | 3 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| ASHLEY MORGAN | Deputy Assc. Admin., Senate Relations, Special Advisor for Senate Relations, Dep… | OSHKOSH CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 2025–2025 |
| GARTH SPENCER | Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Govern… | SYNOPSYS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| GARTH SPENCER | Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Govern… | QUANTINUUM LLC | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Thomas R. Carper 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