Pete Sessions
Republican
· TX-17 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Financial Services · Illicit Finance · and International Financial Institutions · International Development · and Monetary Policy · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Influence Score
53.3
Moderately exposed
↓ -7.7
vs 118th (61.0)
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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
4.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,732
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$-5,000
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.2
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.7
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
< 0.1
/ 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
11.9
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.7
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.8
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
2.9
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$15,507 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $19.93M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $40K.
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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 | 52.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 61.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 53.3 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$37,500
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
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Share from this one network
2.0%
Amount from this network
$32,000
Total from all networks
$1,566,099
Networks contributing
279
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Who funds Sessions
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$705,830
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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
3.1%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
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
Times money arrived near a vote
21
Money that arrived near votes
$30K
Distinct donors
21
Distinct employers
16
Share of their total fundraising
3.06%
Biggest clusters of timed money
AMEGY BANK
$3K
STEPHENS
$3K
ALLIANCE BANK CENTRAL TEXAS
$2K
BAILEY INSURANCE FIN SERVICE
$2K
TEXAS CAPITAL BANK
$2K
CITI BANK
$2K
ALLIANCE BANK
$1K
ALLIANCE BANK CENTRAL TEXAA
$1K
AMEGY BANK
$1K
AMERICAN FIRST NATIONAL BANK
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.33M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.93M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
HARRIS
$2.32M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.24M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.16M
USPS
$2.06M
HARRIS
$2.04M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$2.02M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.01M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$1.93M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$1.87M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$1.86M
UP RAILROAD
$1.76M
GENERAL MOTORS
$1.71M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$1.68M
DELOITTE TOUCHE LLP
$1.55M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Pete Sessions comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$2.58M
DCCC
$1.76M
INDEPENDENCE USA PAC
$1.47M
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$836K
PATIENTS FOR AFFORDABLE DRUGS ACTION
$696K
HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND
$411K
VOTE FOR EQUALITY
$408K
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
$200K
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION
$148K
LCV VICTORY FUND
$143K
PRIORITIES USA ACTION
$105K
AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC.
$98K
AMERICANS FOR LIMITED GOVERNMENT
$80K
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)
$66K
FAIR AND BALANCED PAC
$25K
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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.
50 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $154K to Pete Sessions across 79 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$154K
Shared contributors
50
Contributions
79
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $4K |
| 2024 | 43 | 64 | $126K |
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | $24K |
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Revolving Door
7 former staff members
who worked for Pete Sessions or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES FRENCH | Staff, House Committee on Rule; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House… | COZEN O'CONNOR PUBLIC STRATEGIES | 50 | 297 | 2023–2025 |
| JENNIFER BELAIR | Continued: Rep. Jeb Hensarling; Parliamentarian-Rep. Pete Sessions; Legislative … | ATLAS CROSSING LLC | 44 | 127 | 2025–2025 |
| GREG D'ANGELO | White House Office of Management and Budget, Associate Director of Health Progra… | THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC | 12 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
| CAROLINE OLSEN | Director of Member Services, House Republican Conference; Chief of Staff, Rep. P… | VENABLE LLP | 11 | 12 | 2025–2025 |
| KYLE MATOUS | Former Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions | ONE ACTION | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| C. FRENCH | Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, Hous… | COZEN O'CONNOR PUBLIC STRATEGIES | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| MEGHAN SCHMIDTLEIN | Congressman Luetkemeyer - Legislative Director Congressman Sessions - Legislativ… | HB STRATEGIES | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Pete Sessions 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