Erin Houchin
Republican
· IN-9 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Energy and Commerce · and Trade · House Committee on Rules · House Committee on the Budget
Influence Score
71.2
Moderately exposed
↑ +12.4
vs 118th (58.5)
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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
5.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
2.7
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,147,876
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$42,024
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
8.2
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
4.1
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
5.2
/ 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
11.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
6.5
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
6.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
6.9
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $155.34M 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 — $311K.
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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 | 58.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 70.9 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
GMI PAC, INC.
Total money from this network
$81,972
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
1.7%
Amount from this network
$30,000
Total from all networks
$1,821,556
Networks contributing
382
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Who funds Houchin
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
99.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
100.0%
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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
19
Money that arrived near votes
$59K
Distinct donors
28
Distinct employers
14
Share of their total fundraising
4.29%
Biggest clusters of timed money
APOLLO MANAGEMENT
$7K
BEDEL FINANCIAL CONSULTING
$7K
ONEAMERICA FINANCIAL
$7K
BLACKSTONE
$6K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$4K
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$3K
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$3K
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$3K
BARNES THORNBURG LLP
$3K
COINBASE
$3K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FTX DIGITAL MARKETS
$15.01M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.69M
BOEING
$4.39M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.93M
CHARTER
$2.65M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
BOEING
$2.04M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.00M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$1.93M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$1.86M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.86M
ELI LILLY AND
$1.80M
UNITED AIRLINES
$1.79M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Erin Houchin comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
AMERICAN DREAM FEDERAL ACTION
$1.09M
GMI PAC, INC.
$55K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$42K
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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.
61 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $354K to Erin Houchin across 113 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$354K
Shared contributors
61
Contributions
113
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $1K |
| 2024 | 58 | 85 | $216K |
| 2026 | 14 | 27 | $137K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Erin Houchin or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLE KIZZIER | Confidential Assistant-USDA, Legislative Director-Rep. Mike Bishop, Chief of Sta… | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Erin Houchin 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