John R. Moolenaar
Republican
· MI-2 · 119th Congress
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Chair) · House Committee on Appropriations · Rural Development · Food and Drug Administration · and Related Agencies · Health and Human Services · Department of State · and Related Programs
Influence Score
59.7
Moderately exposed
↓ -5.1
vs 118th (64.7)
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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
5.6
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$4,005
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
8.3
/ 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
10.5
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
5.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
4.6
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$11,004 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $173.19M 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 — $346K.
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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 | 45.0 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 58.9 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 64.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 59.6 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Total money from this network
$51,000
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
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Share from this one network
2.4%
Amount from this network
$51,000
Total from all networks
$2,086,354
Networks contributing
336
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Who funds Moolenaar
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$988,280
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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
5.5%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
46.9%
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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
14
Money that arrived near votes
$34K
Distinct donors
20
Distinct employers
14
Share of their total fundraising
2.55%
Biggest clusters of timed money
MERIDIAN TECHNOLOGIES
$7K
RDV
$7K
FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE
$3K
GOOGLE
$3K
CARRAS LAW OFFICE PLLC
$2K
ERNST YOUNG LLP
$2K
SUTTON DIGITAL
$2K
UNIVERSITY COMPOUNDING PHARMACY
$1K
BENCHLEY CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
$1K
GEM ASSET MANAGEMENT
$1K
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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
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
BOEING
$3.65M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.47M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.35M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
EY
$3.01M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.97M
CHARTER
$2.65M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.25M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.16M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against John R. Moolenaar comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$10K
RIGHT TO LIFE OF MICHIGAN VICTORY FUND
$2K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
PARTY_C00749317
$374
PARTY_C00041160
$351
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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.
17 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $16K to John R. Moolenaar across 17 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$16K
Shared contributors
17
Contributions
17
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $1K |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | $14K |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $500 |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for John R. Moolenaar or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAYSON SCHIMMENTI | Legislative Director, Representative John Moolenaar (MI-04); Legislative Directo… | DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES | 5 | 18 | 2023–2024 |
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John R. Moolenaar 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