Mike Collins
Republican
· GA-10 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Natural Resources · House Committee on Science · and Technology · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Influence Score
45.3
Least exposed
↓ -1.1
vs 118th (45.3)
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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
2.1
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.8
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$110,047
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
5.7
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.6
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.8
/ 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
10.9
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.1
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
2.8
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$5,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $47.09M 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 — $94K.
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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 | 45.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 44.2 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$47,000
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.
Share from this one network
4.3%
Amount from this network
$27,500
Total from all networks
$636,100
Networks contributing
159
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Who funds Collins
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
0.9%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
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
Times money arrived near a vote
2
Money that arrived near votes
$6K
Distinct donors
3
Distinct employers
2
Share of their total fundraising
0.65%
Biggest clusters of timed money
SANDERSVILLE RAILROAD
$5K
SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES
$1K
COLLINS TRUCKING
$104
PIONEER YOUTH SERVICED
$50
PIONEER YOUTH SERVICES
$50
PIONEER YOUTH SERVICES
$50
PIONEER YOUTH SERVICED
$47
PIONEER YOUTH SERVICED
$47
PIONEER YOUTH SERVICES
$47
PIONEER YOUTH SERVICES
$47
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
BOEING
$4.39M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.32M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
BOEING
$2.05M
DELTA AIR LINES
$2.02M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$1.86M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$1.86M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.84M
UP RAILROAD
$1.76M
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$1.67M
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES
$1.55M
LEIDOS
$1.28M
UNITED AIRLINES
$1.28M
VERIZON RSRCS
$1.16M
AT T SERVICES
$1.06M
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
$1.05M
T-MOBILE
$1.02M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Mike Collins comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$110K
Disclosed outside spending
$110K
Dark-money outside spending
$325
Share that is dark money
0.30%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
PROTECTING OUR FREEDOMS PAC
$81K
JENNIFER BARBOSA FOR CONGRESS
$28K
FRONTLINE POLICY ACTION INC
$325
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$187
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$325
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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.
40 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $171K to Mike Collins across 63 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$171K
Shared contributors
40
Contributions
63
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $4K |
| 2024 | 28 | 36 | $152K |
| 2026 | 10 | 23 | $15K |
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Revolving Door
7 former staff members
who worked for Mike Collins or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN FRIESEN | Legislative Director, Rep. Mac Collins (GA-08); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Tom … | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES | 9 | 50 | 2023–2025 |
| ROBERT EPPLIN | LD Sen. Collins; LA Sen. Smith; Analyst, OMB Budget Review Division; Prof Staff,… | EPPLIN STRATEGIC PLANNING | 4 | 26 | 2023–2025 |
| ROBERT EPPLIN | LD Sen. Collins; LA Sen. Smith; Analyst, OMB Budget Review Division; Prof Staff,… | KED STRATEGIES, LLC | 4 | 34 | 2023–2025 |
| MICHAEL JOYCE | Legislative Director to former Congressman Bud Shuster; Legislative Director to … | MIDFIELD CONSULTING LLC | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| ERICA FITZGERALD | Dep. Chief of Staff, LD - Rep. Spartz (IN); LD - Rep. Van Duyne (TX); Dep. Parli… | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC | 1 | 9 | 2024–2025 |
| MORGAN CASHWELL | Legislative Aide for Senator Collins, 2010-2013; Legislative Assistant for Congr… | THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| JONATHAN FERRO | Deputy General Counsel, Committee on Homeland Security. Deputy Chief of Staff/Le… | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
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Mike Collins ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no 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