Donald M Mr. Payne
Democrat
· NJ-10 · 119th Congress
Influence Score
0.0
Not scored
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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
0.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
0.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.0
/ 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
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$1,000 direct
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
No top sponsor identified.
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Who funds Payne
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
No sponsor relationships on file.
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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
0.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
No suspicious timing patterns detected.
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.70M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
EY
$3.00M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
DELTA AIR LINES
$1.91M
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$1.66M
UNITED AIRLINES
$1.66M
ELI LILLY AND
$1.50M
GOOGLE
$1.30M
AMGEN
$1.27M
USPS
$1.26M
COZEN O CONNOR
$1.26M
VERIZON RSRCS
$1.16M
CATERPILLAR
$1.13M
MERCK SHARP DOHME
$1.11M
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
$1.10M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Donald M Mr. Payne comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$79K
Disclosed outside spending
$9K
Dark-money outside spending
$70K
Share that is dark money
88.07%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL ACTION FUND
$70K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
DEMOCRACY PAC
$121
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$68
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$30
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.
10 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $50K to Donald M Mr. Payne across 13 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$50K
Shared contributors
10
Contributions
13
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 13 | $50K |
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Revolving Door
4 former staff members
who worked for Donald M Mr. Payne or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN SCHULTZ | Legislative Assistant and Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Seni… | ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC | 25 | 225 | 2023–2025 |
| JAMIYL PETERS | Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. 2013 - 2021 | MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | 4 | 7 | 2023–2023 |
| AMIRAH SALAAM | Legislative Counsel - U.S. Congress 2007 - 2012 - Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN), Rep.… | COVISTA INC.(FKA ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION) | 1 | 1 | 2023–2024 |
| DANIEL BROOM | Intern, Rep. Lane Evans (2006); Intern, Rep. Donald Payne (2006); Staff Assistan… | GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC. | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
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Donald M Mr. Payne is not scored: there is no usable voting record to rank against — either the vote and contribution records have not yet been matched to this member, or this is a non-voting delegate. This is the absence of a score, not a finding of low 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