Chuck Edwards
Republican
· NC-11 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Appropriations · Department of State · and Related Programs · House Committee on the Budget
Influence Score
61.4
Moderately exposed
↓ -3.2
vs 118th (64.6)
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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
2.6
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
1.5
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$331,879
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
6.9
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.9
/ 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
9.9
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.4
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
5.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
7.2
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$31,089 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $268.03M 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 — $536K.
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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 | 64.6 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 61.4 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$103,902
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
3.9%
Amount from this network
$41,089
Total from all networks
$1,064,957
Networks contributing
231
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Who funds Edwards
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
99.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
60.7%
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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
15
Money that arrived near votes
$42K
Distinct donors
19
Distinct employers
15
Share of their total fundraising
2.42%
Biggest clusters of timed money
FOUNDERS FUND
$7K
INTERACTIVE BROKERS
$7K
JW CHILDS ASSOCIATES
$7K
ROUTE ONE INVESTMENT
$5K
EMIGRANT BANK
$3K
B A HYDER TRUCKING
$2K
TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE
$2K
PARIS LAW FIRM
$2K
FOX PAINE
$1K
BARRINGER SASSER LLP
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
BOEING
$4.40M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.92M
CHARTER
$2.65M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
BOEING
$2.07M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
DELTA AIR LINES
$2.02M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.00M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.88M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.84M
UP RAILROAD
$1.76M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$1.68M
ERNST YOUNG U S LLP
$1.53M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$1.48M
HOMEMAKER
$1.45M
EY
$1.45M
CHARTER
$1.41M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Chuck Edwards comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$372K
Disclosed outside spending
$366K
Dark-money outside spending
$6K
Share that is dark money
1.52%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$6K
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
RESULTS FOR NC, INC.
$236K
FIGHT TO WIN AMERICA, INC.
$44K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$44K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$6K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$1K
FOR JUDICAL FAIRNESS PROJECT; THE
$400
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.
46 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $110K to Chuck Edwards across 60 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$110K
Shared contributors
46
Contributions
60
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $5K |
| 2024 | 27 | 29 | $78K |
| 2026 | 26 | 27 | $26K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Chuck Edwards or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONEY BURKE | 2015 - 2018: Chief of Staff, Rep. Will Hurd 2006 - 2008: Legislative Aide, Rep. … | AQUIA GROUP INC. (F.K.A. AQUIA GROUP LLC) | 23 | 140 | 2023–2025 |
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Chuck Edwards 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