Ruben Gallego
Democrat
· AZ-3 · 118th Congress
Influence Score
81.7
Most exposed
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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
4.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
3.8
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$3,520,588
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
4.9
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
10.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
6.0
/ 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
11.5
/ 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
4.5
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
7.9
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$7,900 direct
DMFI PAC
$2,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $39.50M 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 — $79K.
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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 | 60.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 66.6 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 81.7 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 67.2 | Moderately exposed |
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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 Gallego
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$4,387,125
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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
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$3.62M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.45M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.32M
GENERAL MOTORS
$3.03M
EY
$3.01M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.97M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
CHARTER
$2.51M
SCHUSTERMAN INTERESTS
$2.50M
HARRIS
$2.32M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.17M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$2.02M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.99M
UP RAILROAD
$1.70M
USPS
$1.68M
THE ANTHEM COMPANIES
$1.52M
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
$1.37M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Ruben Gallego comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$469K
Disclosed outside spending
$70K
Dark-money outside spending
$399K
Share that is dark money
85.11%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
3
By funding network
WORKER POWER
$397K
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION
$21K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$15K
VOTE FOR EQUALITY
$8K
LATINO VICTORY FUND
$5K
FEMINIST MAJORITY
$2K
VICTORY PAC
$1K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
DEMOCRACY PAC
$271
THE PEOPLE UNITED PAC
$225
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$67
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$30
Groups that hide their donors
$397K
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.
393 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $737K to Ruben Gallego across 685 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$737K
Shared contributors
393
Contributions
685
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49 | 61 | $234K |
| 2024 | 352 | 620 | $499K |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | $3K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Ruben Gallego or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED GERAK | Senator Sinema, Senator Kelly, Congressman Grijalva, Congressman Ciscomani and C… | IRRIGATION AND ELECTRICAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA, INC. | 1 | 4 | 2023–2025 |
| JENELL BIGGS SMOLOVA | Senator Kelly and Rep. Gallego offices | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | 1 | 1 | 2023–2025 |
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Ruben Gallego ranks among the most exposed members of this Congress — the top tier on the index. The markers run across several of the twelve categories for the same funding network: contributions, outside spending, lobbying inside the policy areas this member regulates, vote alignment, and contribution timing among them. The score measures financial exposure in the public record; it is not a finding of intent or wrongdoing.
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