Eric Burlison
Republican
· MO-7 · 119th Congress
Energy Policy (Chair) · and Regulatory Affairs (Chair) · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Information Technology · and Government Innovation · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · and Hazardous Materials
Influence Score
33.9
Least exposed
↓ -4.9
vs 118th (38.9)
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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
2.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
2.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$711,065
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$663,014
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.1
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
2.7
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.5
/ 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
2.9
/ 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
0.9
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$6,503 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $24.86M 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 — $50K.
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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 | — | — |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 38.9 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 34.0 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
Total money from this network
$1,718,247
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
6.4%
Amount from this network
$51,115
Total from all networks
$802,951
Networks contributing
170
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Who funds Burlison
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,060,656
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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
0.7%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
85.0%
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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
$2K
Distinct donors
1
Distinct employers
1
Share of their total fundraising
0.42%
Biggest clusters of timed money
HEALY LAW OFFICES
$2K
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP
$500
LAW OFFICE OF DOUG FREDERICK
$500
LAW OFFICE OF COREY JACKSON
$250
LAW OFFICE OF COREY JACKSON
$250
THE LAW OFFICE OF CARRIE SUE GENISIO
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
ULINE
$32.66M
SIG
$20.00M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.69M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
HENDRICKS HOLDING
$4.52M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
J W CHILDS ASSOCIATES
$2.08M
GABY
$2.02M
DELTA AIR LINES
$2.02M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.99M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$1.93M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.84M
UP RAILROAD
$1.76M
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$1.68M
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES
$1.55M
CENTENE
$1.46M
COHEN KLINGENSTEIN LL
$1.45M
CHARTER
$1.41M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Eric Burlison comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC
$682K
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
$378K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$302K
MISSOURI RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$12K
MISSOURI RIGHT TO LIFE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$51
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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.
19 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $57K to Eric Burlison across 41 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$57K
Shared contributors
19
Contributions
41
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 12 | $3K |
| 2024 | 14 | 23 | $50K |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 | $4K |
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Eric Burlison 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