Garret Graves
Republican
· LA-6 · 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
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$7,510 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 Graves
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
$6.69M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$4.39M
BOEING
$3.61M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.97M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.92M
CHARTER
$2.64M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
HARRIS
$2.32M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.24M
USPS
$2.11M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
HARRIS
$2.03M
DELTA AIR LINES
$2.01M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Garret Graves comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$296K
Disclosed outside spending
$278K
Dark-money outside spending
$18K
Share that is dark money
6.09%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
POLICE COALITION OF AMERICA PAC
$277K
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
$107K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)
$41
Groups that hide their donors
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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.
69 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $162K to Garret Graves across 103 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$162K
Shared contributors
69
Contributions
103
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18 | 20 | $32K |
| 2024 | 53 | 80 | $126K |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | $3K |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Garret Graves or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW ROBRENO | Rep. Lloyd Smucker: Deputy Chief of Staff (2019), Legislative Director (2017-201… | CAPITOL67 STRATEGIES | 12 | 53 | 2025–2025 |
| DUSTIN DAVIDSON | Legislative Assistant for Congressman Garret Graves (LA-6) and professional staf… | WATERWAYS COUNCIL, INC. | 1 | 7 | 2023–2024 |
| MEGHAN SCHMIDTLEIN | Congressman Luetkemeyer - Legislative Director Congressman Graves - Sr. Legislat… | HB STRATEGIES | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Garret Graves 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