Troy E. Nehls
Republican
· TX-22 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · and Hazardous Materials · House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · House Committee on the Judiciary · and Enforcement · House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6
Influence Score
45.2
Least exposed
↓ -2.6
vs 118th (46.6)
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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
2.4
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.9
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$125,453
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$8
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.3
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
1.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.3
/ 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
10.7
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.7
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
3.5
/ 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
$5,510 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $33.26M 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 — $67K.
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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 | 41.1 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 46.6 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 44.0 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$56,250
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
4.1%
Amount from this network
$37,500
Total from all networks
$920,674
Networks contributing
231
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Who funds Nehls
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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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
97.8%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
12.3%
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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
2
Money that arrived near votes
$9K
Distinct donors
3
Distinct employers
2
Share of their total fundraising
1.90%
Biggest clusters of timed money
ULINE
$6K
ALLEN BOONE HUMPHRIES ROBINSON LLP
$3K
VENABLE LLP
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.69M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$4.39M
BOEING
$3.65M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.37M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.25M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.99M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$1.86M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.84M
UP RAILROAD
$1.76M
UP RAILROAD
$1.70M
VALERO SERVICES
$1.69M
ENTREPRENEUR
$1.59M
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES
$1.55M
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$1.44M
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES
$1.38M
VALERO SERVICES
$1.34M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Troy E. Nehls comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$126K
Disclosed outside spending
$126K
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
0.01%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$4.33M
DCCC
$2.80M
SLF PAC
$862K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$769K
CONSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP PAC
$120K
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
$84K
WOMEN SPEAK OUT PAC
$39K
THE GUARDIAN FUND
$8K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$4K
PROTECTING AMERICA'S FUTURE
$969
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$967
TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC
$542
DEMOCRACY PAC
$121
FAMILY FIRST COALITION PAC
$58
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$5
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
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.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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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.
31 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $317K to Troy E. Nehls across 56 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$317K
Shared contributors
31
Contributions
56
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 | 39 | $250K |
| 2024 | 15 | 16 | $70K |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $-2K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Troy E. Nehls or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR REAVES | Counsel & Legislative Assistant for Congressman Nehls; Legislative assistant for… | PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR LLP | 4 | 11 | 2024–2025 |
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Troy E. Nehls 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