Mike Braun
Republican
· IN 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 Braun
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
HOMEMAKER
$39K
CEO
$28K
ACKERMAN OIL
$18K
ULINE
$17K
EXECUTIVE
$17K
PRESIDENT
$16K
CHAIRMAN
$11K
OWNER
$11K
Q SERVICES
$9K
PHYSICIAN
$9K
CONSIDINE SALES
$9K
GRAMWOOD
$9K
MACALLISTER MACHINERY
$9K
NORTH VERNON BEVERAGE
$9K
SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS
$9K
GRABER POST BLDGS
$8K
API
$8K
SMITHVILLE
$8K
EARTH PAY TEXAS
$7K
SURGEON
$6K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Mike Braun comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
SMP
$28.35M
GLOBAL DEMOCRATIC PAC
$9.81M
DSCC
$8.35M
PRIORITIES USA ACTION
$7.34M
SLF PAC
$4.59M
HOOSIERS FOR CONSERVATIVE VALUES
$1.11M
NRSC
$533K
SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION
$485K
CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE
$300K
TERM LIMITS ACTION
$155K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$152K
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$127K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$116K
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST INC
$103K
COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT
$100K
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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.
2 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $3K to Mike Braun across 20 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$3K
Shared contributors
2
Contributions
20
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 20 | $3K |
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Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for Mike Braun or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM MYERS | Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), Staff Assistant August 2020 - March 2021; Legislative… | ERVIN GRAVES STRATEGY GROUP, LLC | 19 | 20 | 2024–2025 |
| ASHLEY DAVIS | Professional Staff Member, Senator Mike Braun; Regional Director, Senator Todd Y… | THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| ALLISON FEIKES | Legislative Assistant, Senator Susan Collins; Legislative Assistant, Senator Mik… | FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC) | 1 | 2 | 2025–2025 |
| CATHARINE BAILEY | Legislative Director, Senator Mike Braun; Director of Governmental Affairs, Sena… | TILLOTSON ADVISORS LLC | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| GARRISON GRIFFIN | Chief of Staff for Representative Dale Strong in the U.S. House of Representativ… | FTI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 1 | 3 | 2025–2025 |
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Mike Braun 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