Rick Scott
Republican
· FL Senate · 119th Congress
Senate Committee on Commerce (Chair) · and Export Promotion (Chair) · Senate Special Committee on Aging (Chair) · Senate Committee on Armed Services · and Transportation · and Broadband · and the Internet · and Weather · and Ports · Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · South Asia · Central Asia · and Counterterrorism · International Operations · and Bilateral International Development · Transnational Crime · Civilian Security · Human Rights · and Global Women's Issues · Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · District of Columbia · and Census · Senate Committee on the Budget
Influence Score
74.9
Highly exposed
↑ +17.4
vs 118th (57.5)
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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
4.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
3.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$2,976,029
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$1,150,309
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
7.8
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.3
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.7
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
9.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
5.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
10.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
11.8
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$26,310 direct
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$16,767 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $164.01M 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 — $328K.
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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 | 78.9 | Most exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 56.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 57.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 74.9 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION
Total money from this network
$586,413
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
SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION
Share from this one network
13.2%
Amount from this network
$219,755
Total from all networks
$1,660,173
Networks contributing
234
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Who funds Scott
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$3,841,238
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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
2.3%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
12.2%
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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
65
Money that arrived near votes
$251K
Distinct donors
106
Distinct employers
53
Share of their total fundraising
0.58%
Biggest clusters of timed money
RDV
$26K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$13K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$13K
FOUNDERS FUND
$8K
IBC BANK
$7K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$7K
APOLLO MANAGEMENT
$7K
CDR HEALTH CARE
$7K
ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$7K
ENERGY TRANSFER
$7K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HOMEMAKER
$654K
US SENATE
$602K
HOMEMAKER
$536K
CITADEL INVESTMENT
$533K
CASSIDY ORGANIZATION
$367K
WEATHERTECH
$361K
FOUNDERS FUND
$341K
SJ LOCKWOOD
$282K
G H PALMER ASSOCIATES
$272K
NEW BALANCE
$272K
THE MARCUS
$272K
GRANITE TELECOM
$271K
JW CHILDS ASSOCIATES
$269K
RETIRED IL GOVERNOR
$261K
SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION
$236K
MDC
$206K
PRESCOTT INVESTORS
$206K
COLE SCOTT KISSANE P A
$200K
THE PEROT COMPANIES AND HILLWOOD
$194K
MEDALLION HOME GULF COAST
$171K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Rick Scott comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$2.52M
Disclosed outside spending
$2.51M
Dark-money outside spending
$488
Share that is dark money
0.02%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$488
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
SMP
$31.60M
PRIORITIES USA ACTION
$11.30M
GLOBAL DEMOCRATIC PAC
$9.06M
VOTEVETS
$7.72M
LCV VICTORY FUND
$4.33M
SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION
$2.13M
FOR OUR FUTURE
$1.85M
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC)
$1.51M
DEMOCRACY PAC
$1.23M
GIFFORDS PAC
$1.05M
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT
$976K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$489K
AFT SOLIDARITY
$446K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$386K
US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$375K
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$488
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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.
335 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $10.15M to Rick Scott across 614 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$10.15M
Shared contributors
335
Contributions
614
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 | 117 | $191K |
| 2024 | 322 | 465 | $9.48M |
| 2026 | 4 | 32 | $475K |
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Revolving Door
4 former staff members
who worked for Rick Scott or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG CARBONE | Chief of Staff to Sen. Rick Scott | CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC | 8 | 16 | 2025–2025 |
| NICHOLAS UBERTI | Legislative Correspondent, Senator Rick Scott; Staff Assistant, Senator Rick Sco… | SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| MEGAN BAILEY | Congressman Bill Posey, Paid internship and Senator Rick Scott, Professional Sta… | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| EVAN CHAPMAN | Leg. Director & Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Donald McEachin (2021-2023); Leg. As… | CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
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Rick Scott'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