Matt Gaetz
Republican
· FL-1 · 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
Spent to help elect them
$0
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$2,195,843
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
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
0.0
/ 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
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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 Gaetz
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
SIG
$19.00M
NIRVANA TECHNOLOGY
$1.20M
SEQUOIA CAPITAL
$1.00M
AMERICAN MEDIA
$600K
ABERDEEN
$400K
MCARTHURGLEN
$400K
UNITED STATES SUGAR
$153K
HOMEMAKER
$150K
FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA
$131K
ABELSONTAYLOR
$100K
BENTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$100K
BLOCKCHAINS
$100K
FIRST WASHINGTON REALTY
$100K
GENTRY LAW
$100K
OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$100K
RICHMOND GLOBAL
$100K
FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA
$86K
WAREHAM DEVELOPMENT
$85K
HOMEMAKER
$83K
APEX COVANTAGE
$82K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Matt Gaetz comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
AMERICA FUND
$2.15M
PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$190K
FLORIDA CONSERVATIVE FUND
$89K
BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC
$16K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$12K
DEFEAT BY TWEET
$11K
OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION FUND
$11K
MAD DOG PAC
$10K
VOTE LOCAL VOTE BLUE
$10K
MISSION DEMOCRACY PAC
$9K
APL PAC
$8K
EMPOWERING WELLNESS INC.
$8K
REALLY AMERICAN PAC
$2K
DRAIN THE DC SWAMP PAC
$1K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
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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.
34 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $48K to Matt Gaetz across 221 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$48K
Shared contributors
34
Contributions
221
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | 147 | $28K |
| 2024 | 13 | 74 | $20K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Matt Gaetz or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER ENDRES | Representative Jeff Miller, Legislative Assistant; Representative Jeff Miller, L… | RAI SERVICES COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
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Matt Gaetz 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