Jason Smith
Republican
· MO-8 · 117th Congress
House Committee on Ways and Means (Chair) · House Committee on the Budget (Chair) · Joint Committee on Taxation
Influence Score
76.9
Most exposed
↑ +8.2
vs 118th (88.0)
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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
6.7
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,573
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
6.6
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
12.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.5
/ 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
13.2
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.1
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
6.8
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.3
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $87.92M 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 — $176K.
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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 | 58.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 76.9 | Most exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 88.0 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 96.2 | Most exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Total money from this network
$99,000
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
1.0%
Amount from this network
$70,500
Total from all networks
$7,075,003
Networks contributing
796
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Who funds Smith
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,183,342
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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
97.8%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
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
60
Money that arrived near votes
$203K
Distinct donors
93
Distinct employers
35
Share of their total fundraising
5.80%
Biggest clusters of timed money
KKR
$10K
BLACKSTONE
$10K
BLACKSTONE
$9K
BLACKSTONE
$7K
BLACKSTONE
$7K
BLACKSTONE
$7K
BLACKSTONE
$7K
CHARLES SCHWAB
$7K
CITADEL
$7K
FERMAT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$7K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.69M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$4.39M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
BOEING
$3.60M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.45M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.32M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
EY
$3.00M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.97M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.92M
CHARTER
$2.65M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.24M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.16M
USPS
$2.09M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Jason Smith comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$3K
AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATION PAC
$2K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
MISSOURI RIGHT TO LIFE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$649
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)
$31
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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.
177 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.53M to Jason Smith across 292 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.53M
Shared contributors
177
Contributions
292
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 130 | 170 | $1.33M |
| 2024 | 75 | 108 | $170K |
| 2026 | 9 | 14 | $27K |
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Revolving Door
4 former staff members
who worked for Jason Smith or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE FINLEY | Staff Director, Senate Special Aging Committee; Senior Health Policy Advisor, Se… | THORN RUN PARTNERS | 12 | 119 | 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 |
| SARAH BURKE | Director of Member Services House Republican Conference (2015-2018), Deputy Chie… | AQUIA GROUP INC. (F.K.A. AQUIA GROUP LLC) | 4 | 12 | 2025–2025 |
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Jason Smith 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