Garland H. (Andy), Barr
Republican
· KY-6 · 116th Congress
International Development (Chair) · and Monetary Policy (Chair) · House Committee on Financial Services · Illicit Finance · and International Financial Institutions · House Committee on Foreign Affairs · the Pacific · Central Asia · and Nonproliferation · House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Influence Score
71.2
Highly exposed
↑ +4.9
vs 118th (76.6)
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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
12.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
3.4
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$2,286,975
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$3,681,458
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
2.9
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
12.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.2
/ 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
10.4
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.9
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.9
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.5
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$2,500 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $21.84M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, China. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $44K.
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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 | 71.2 | Highly exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 52.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 76.6 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 81.5 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$148,000
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.
Share from this one network
1.7%
Amount from this network
$74,000
Total from all networks
$4,369,684
Networks contributing
455
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Who funds Barr
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$10,966,029
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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
8.2%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
100.0%
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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
85
Money that arrived near votes
$241K
Distinct donors
127
Distinct employers
56
Share of their total fundraising
5.39%
Biggest clusters of timed money
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$13K
BLACKSTONE
$12K
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$7K
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$7K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$7K
BLACKSTONE
$7K
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$7K
STEPHENS
$7K
THE CARLYLE
$7K
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$7K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.69M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$4.39M
BOEING
$3.65M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.47M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.35M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
EY
$3.01M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.92M
CHARTER
$2.65M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.25M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.16M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
USPS
$2.04M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Garland H. (Andy), Barr comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$749K
WITH HONOR FUND II, INC.
$617K
VOTEVETS
$507K
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$475K
DCCC
$276K
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
$260K
SLF PAC
$204K
PRIORITIES USA ACTION
$116K
FAIRSHAKE
$107K
COALITION FOR AMERICAN VETERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COALITION FOR AMERICAN VETERANS PAC) (CAV PAC)
$18K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$17K
CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIES
$12K
FIREFIGHTERS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION PAC
$9K
FREEDOMWORKS FOR AMERICA
$2K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
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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.
173 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.94M to Garland H. (Andy), Barr across 263 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.94M
Shared contributors
173
Contributions
263
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29 | 49 | $337K |
| 2024 | 100 | 115 | $1.44M |
| 2026 | 81 | 99 | $163K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Garland H. (Andy), Barr or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN WYSOCKI | KevinWysockiProfessional Staff, House Financial Services Committee/ Rep. Barr; L… | ANCHOR LABS, INC. | 1 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
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Garland H. (Andy), Barr'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