Josh Hawley
Republican
· MO Senate · 119th Congress
District of Columbia (Chair) · and Census (Chair) · Senate Committee on Armed Services · Senate Committee on Health · and Pensions · Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship · Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Competition Policy and Consumer Rights · Competition Policy · and Consumer Rights · and the Law · Senate Special Committee on Aging
Influence Score
52.1
Moderately exposed
↑ +10.4
vs 118th (41.7)
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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
2.3
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
3.6
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$3,745,994
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$988,642
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
7.6
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
2.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.8
/ 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
8.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
2.5
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.5
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
9.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
NORPAC
$35,086 direct
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$35,047 direct
CITYPAC
$1,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $66.85M 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 — $134K.
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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 | 68.4 | Highly exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 56.9 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 41.7 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 52.1 | Moderately 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
$995,940
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
27.2%
Amount from this network
$212,520
Total from all networks
$782,714
Networks contributing
99
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Who funds Hawley
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$4,145,567
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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
0.4%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
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
Times money arrived near a vote
36
Money that arrived near votes
$106K
Distinct donors
61
Distinct employers
31
Share of their total fundraising
0.62%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BLACKSTONE
$10K
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
$7K
BLACKROCK ISHARES
$7K
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$7K
JW CHILDS ASSOCIATES
$7K
KIRBY FINANCIAL
$7K
FOUNDERS FUND
$6K
LANIER LAW FIRM
$5K
JANE STREET CAPITAL
$3K
ORION INVESTMENT
$3K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HOMEMAKER
$237K
HOMEMAKER
$140K
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$131K
HOMEMAKER
$30K
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS
$26K
FEDERAL PROTECTION
$25K
KIRKLAND ELLIS LLP
$22K
DAVID ROSS CONSTRUCTION
$20K
THE DURHAM
$18K
PRIME
$18K
BANK OF HILLSBORO
$17K
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
$17K
PIPKINS
$17K
DURHAM
$16K
HERZOG
$16K
MIDWEST SCRAP MANAGEMENT
$16K
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
$15K
CENTRAL STATES INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SE
$14K
DOBBS TIRE AUTO
$14K
DYNAMIC FASTENER
$14K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Josh Hawley comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
SMP
$36.17M
WOMEN VOTE
$8.73M
PRIORITIES USA ACTION
$7.89M
GLOBAL DEMOCRATIC PAC
$6.67M
SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION
$4.28M
PATRIOTS PREVAIL PAC
$758K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$708K
SLF PAC
$394K
WOMEN SPEAK OUT PAC
$211K
AMERICA'S PROMISE
$183K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$137K
MISSOURI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FEDERAL PAC
$128K
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$120K
LIBERTY FOR US SUPER PAC
$118K
CATHOLICVOTE.ORG CANDIDATE FUND
$74K
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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.
142 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $867K to Josh Hawley across 240 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$867K
Shared contributors
142
Contributions
240
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 42 | $11K |
| 2024 | 126 | 190 | $840K |
| 2026 | 3 | 8 | $15K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Josh Hawley or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN LEAVITT | Sen. Mike Lee- Special Assistant, Sen. Judiciary Committee- Clerk, Sen. Dean Hel… | BARKER LEAVITT, PLLC (SKA MR. JAMES C. BARKER) | 14 | 71 | 2023–2025 |
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Josh Hawley sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
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