Michelle Fischbach
Republican
· MN-7 · 119th Congress
and Credit (Chair) · House Committee on Agriculture · and Research · House Committee on Rules · House Committee on Ways and Means · House Committee on the Judiciary · and Administrative Law · Intellectual Property · and the Internet · Civil Rights · and Civil Liberties
Influence Score
60.4
Moderately exposed
↑ +4.7
vs 118th (55.6)
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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
4.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.4
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$28,175
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$4,153
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
8.0
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.4
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.6
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
10.8
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
5.9
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.1
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
4.3
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$12,254 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$5,005 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $45.81M 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 — $92K.
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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 | — | — |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 59.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 55.6 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 60.3 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Total money from this network
$47,500
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
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Share from this one network
2.4%
Amount from this network
$47,500
Total from all networks
$1,982,959
Networks contributing
338
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Who funds Fischbach
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$882,780
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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
1.1%
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
10
Money that arrived near votes
$29K
Distinct donors
14
Distinct employers
9
Share of their total fundraising
2.83%
Biggest clusters of timed money
1ST FINANCIAL BANK USA
$7K
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$7K
MORGAN STANLEY
$5K
NORTHERN CAPITAL INSURANCE
$3K
NELSON INSURANCE AGENCY
$2K
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN HEALTHCARE
$2K
BLACKSTONE
$1K
ROCKWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$1K
ROCKWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$1K
US BANK
$1K
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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
$3.79M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.92M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
DELTA AIR LINES
$2.02M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$1.93M
DELTA AIR LINES
$1.91M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.87M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$1.87M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$1.86M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.84M
UP RAILROAD
$1.76M
VALERO SERVICES
$1.69M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Michelle Fischbach comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$45K
Disclosed outside spending
$32K
Dark-money outside spending
$13K
Share that is dark money
29.27%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$13K
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$4.71M
DCCC
$230K
SLF PAC
$132K
ONE COUNTRY FUND
$85K
ALLIANCE FOR A GREATER MINNESOTA
$58K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$53K
MINNESOTA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE, INC. FEDERAL PAC
$41K
WFW ACTION FUND, INC.
$25K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$14K
AMERICAN MAJORITY ACTION INC.
$7K
PARTY_C00380873
$7K
INDIVISIBLE BEMIDJI
$4K
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY
$342
WOMEN SPEAK OUT PAC
$301
MICHELLE STEEL FOR CONGRESS
$168
Groups that hide their donors
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
JEFFREY J KOLOZE
$8K
GEORGE ERBACHER
$3K
THOMAS MORRIS
$2K
EDWIN BOTERO
$300
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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.
74 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $252K to Michelle Fischbach across 105 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$252K
Shared contributors
74
Contributions
105
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46 | 70 | $221K |
| 2024 | 32 | 34 | $30K |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $500 |
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Michelle Fischbach 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