Richard Hudson
Republican
· NC-9 · 118th Congress
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Influence Score
72.1
Highly exposed
↑ +3.8
vs 118th (72.1)
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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
8.3
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.3
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$28,084
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$7,698
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
3.1
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.7
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
< 0.1
/ 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
13.5
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
10.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
3.9
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$5,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $34.44M 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 — $69K.
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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 | 56.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 71.7 | Highly exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 72.1 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 75.9 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Total money from this network
$78,000
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.
Network
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Share from this one network
1.6%
Amount from this network
$78,000
Total from all networks
$4,797,479
Networks contributing
616
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Who funds Hudson
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,490,957
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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
3.6%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
69.5%
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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
4
Money that arrived near votes
$12K
Distinct donors
5
Distinct employers
4
Share of their total fundraising
0.30%
Biggest clusters of timed money
OAK GROVE TECHNOLOGIES
$7K
ATEX TECHNOLOGIES
$3K
PINEHURST MEDICAL CLINIC
$1K
RANDOLPH ELECTRIC
$1K
APPLE
$500
GLEN COVE HOSPITAL
$200
CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$25
CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$25
CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$25
CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$25
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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
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
BOEING
$3.65M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.47M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.37M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
EY
$3.02M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.97M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.93M
CHARTER
$2.64M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
HARRIS
$2.32M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.25M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.16M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Richard Hudson comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$42K
Disclosed outside spending
$41K
Dark-money outside spending
$155
Share that is dark money
0.37%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
WOMEN VOTE
$869K
DCCC
$550K
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$403K
LCV VICTORY FUND
$318K
SLF PAC
$208K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$16K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$12K
DEFEAT SEDITIONISTS
$8K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$5K
FOR JUDICAL FAIRNESS PROJECT; THE
$1K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)
$766
WOMEN SPEAK OUT PAC
$301
PERFORMANCE RACING INC.
$147
DEMOCRACY PAC
$121
Groups that hide their donors
2 smaller groups under $500
$155
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.
145 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $2.66M to Richard Hudson across 193 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$2.66M
Shared contributors
145
Contributions
193
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 47 | 58 | $274K |
| 2024 | 92 | 114 | $1.75M |
| 2026 | 19 | 21 | $640K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Richard Hudson or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESTON BELL | Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Richard Hudson | NOVO NORDISK INC. | 1 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
| CURTIS RHYNE | Rep. Virginia Foxx (2008-2009), House Republican Study Committee (2009-2014), Re… | ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 1 | 5 | 2024–2025 |
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Richard Hudson'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