John R. Carter
Republican
· TX-31 · 119th Congress
Veterans Affairs (Chair) · and Related Agencies (Chair) · House Committee on Appropriations
Influence Score
59.4
Moderately exposed
↓ -0.3
vs 118th (59.7)
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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
5.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.7
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$75,348
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
3.8
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.3
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.1
/ 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
11.5
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.9
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
5.6
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $149.98M 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 — $300K.
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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 | 63.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 57.8 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 59.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 59.4 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$95,000
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
CONSERVATIVE FUTURE FUND
Share from this one network
6.7%
Amount from this network
$110,000
Total from all networks
$1,648,427
Networks contributing
259
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Who funds Carter
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$951,688
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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
95.2%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
92.7%
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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
11
Money that arrived near votes
$16K
Distinct donors
11
Distinct employers
8
Share of their total fundraising
2.58%
Biggest clusters of timed money
TOYOTA
$3K
CENTEX TECHNOLOGIES
$2K
FIRST STATE BANK CENTRAL TEXAS
$2K
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
$2K
ADAMS INSURANCE SERVICE
$1K
HANCE SCARBOROUGH LLP
$1K
HANCE SCARBOROUGH LLP
$1K
HANCE SCARBOROUGH LLP
$1K
HANCE SCARBOROUGH LLP
$1K
TX CHILDREN HOSPITAL AUSTIN PERINATAL
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.69M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$4.39M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
BOEING
$3.65M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.47M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.37M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
EY
$3.01M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.97M
HARRIS
$2.32M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.25M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
BOEING
$2.07M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
HARRIS
$2.04M
DELTA AIR LINES
$2.02M
DELTA AIR LINES
$1.92M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.88M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$1.87M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against John R. Carter comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$225K
COMMON SENSE AMERICA ELECTION FUND
$84K
CONSERVATIVE FUTURE FUND
$55K
PRIORITIES USA ACTION
$25K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$19K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$18K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$9K
PARTY_C00454942
$4K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC
$594
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$591
WOMEN SPEAK OUT PAC
$301
TEXAS RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION C
$15
TEXAS RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE INC
$3
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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.
25 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $201K to John R. Carter across 47 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$201K
Shared contributors
25
Contributions
47
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 23 | $181K |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | $11K |
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | $10K |
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Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for John R. Carter or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS GIBLIN | Chief of Staff, Rep. John Carter; Legislative Director, Rep. Charlie Norwood | OGR | 18 | 19 | 2023–2025 |
| ARI ZIMMERMAN | Professional Staff Member, HASC; Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. John Carter; Milita… | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | 12 | 13 | 2023–2024 |
| TRAVIS LUCAS | Congressman John Carter - Counsel | LUCAS | COMPTON | 4 | 33 | 2023–2025 |
| JORDAN COX | Sr. Advisor, Office of the Asst Secretary for Legislation, US Dept. of Health & … | REVVITY, INC. | 1 | 9 | 2023–2025 |
| JOSH GRODIN | Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director, Rep. Allen West; Legislative Analyst… | PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P. | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
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John R. Carter 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