Paul A. Gosar
Republican
· AZ-9 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Natural Resources · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Influence Score
22.8
Least exposed
↑ +4.4
vs 118th (18.2)
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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
0.4
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.8
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$100,941
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$96,072
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
1.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.3
/ 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
8.1
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.7
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
1.5
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.2
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $22.91M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $46K.
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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 | 25.0 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 21.2 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 18.2 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 22.6 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
Total money from this network
$30,656
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
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
Share from this one network
22.6%
Amount from this network
$28,659
Total from all networks
$126,915
Networks contributing
30
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Who funds Gosar
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$175,261
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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
Times money arrived near a vote
1
Money that arrived near votes
$1K
Distinct donors
1
Distinct employers
1
Share of their total fundraising
0.26%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BAKER HOSTETLER LLP
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
LONE PINE CAPITAL
$4.15M
SEQUOIA CAPITAL
$4.00M
ENTREPRENEUR
$1.60M
NIRVANA TECHNOLOGY
$1.20M
ARISTA
$1.00M
HOMEMAKER
$843K
GENERAL CATALYST
$675K
AMERICAN MEDIA
$600K
ARIEL INVESTMENTS
$550K
D E SHAW RESEARCH
$500K
FTX CRYPTO DERIVATIVES EXCHANGE
$500K
INTERSYSTEMS
$500K
TIGER 21
$450K
MICROSOFT
$409K
ABERDEEN
$400K
MACKENZIE PATTERSON
$400K
MCARTHURGLEN
$400K
BAIN CAPITOL
$375K
BERKSHIRE
$375K
UPSTREAM USA
$375K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Paul A. Gosar comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$198K
Disclosed outside spending
$183K
Dark-money outside spending
$15K
Share that is dark money
7.57%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
GOA VICTORY FUND
$69K
THE LINCOLN PROJECT
$52K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$27K
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
$20K
REALLY AMERICAN PAC
$19K
AMERICANS FOR LIMITED GOVERNMENT
$15K
DEFENDING THE REPUBLIC PAC INC.
$10K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$10K
PRIORITIES USA ACTION
$10K
MISSION DEMOCRACY PAC
$9K
PROJECT 218
$4K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$3K
DEFEAT BY TWEET
$2K
PROTECT THE VOTE
$1K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
Groups that hide their donors
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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.
5 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $14K to Paul A. Gosar across 8 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$14K
Shared contributors
5
Contributions
8
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 5 | $9K |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $4K |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $300 |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Paul A. Gosar or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY FERGUSON | Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Assistant - Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ); He… | VENN STRATEGIES | 2 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
| JESSICA LYCOS | Communications, United States Representative Paul Gosar (AZ)(2019-2021) | SAUNDERS GLOBAL DIPLOMACY | 1 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
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Paul A. Gosar ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no 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