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H0IA01174

ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON Incumbent

 ·  IA-2 (House)
83.0
Influence Score · 2026
Highly exposed
Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier  →

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $1.95M 11.12 2026 cycle, principal committee
Independent expenditures (support) $1.39M 3.00 2026 cycle, sponsor-aligned outside spending
Lobbying exposure $3.18M 3.19 Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment 0.853 8.09 Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes 0.0267 3.24 Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure 0.0000 0.00 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction 0.000 0.00 STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup  IA-2

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON REP Inc. $1.95M $1.39M 83.0 Highly exposed
MITCHELL, JOE REP Open $1.12M $12K 4.4 Modestly backed
JAMES, LINDSAY DEM Open $369K $27K 1.6 Lightly backed
TECHAU, KEVIN W DEM Open $126K $0 0.5 Lightly backed
LUNDGREN, SHANNON REP Open $74K $0 0.3 Lightly backed
MCCLINTOCK, CHARLIE REP Open $8K $0 0.0 Lightly backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.