James Comer
Republican
· KY-1 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Chair) · House Committee on Oversight and Reform (Chair) · House Committee on Agriculture · and Research · House Committee on Education and Labor · House Committee on Education and Workforce · and Pensions
Influence Score
50.1
Least exposed
↓ -11.6
vs 118th (61.5)
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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
3.6
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.2
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
1.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.2
/ 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
12.7
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.7
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.0
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $25.41M 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 — $51K.
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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 | 40.0 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 47.0 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 61.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 49.9 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$50,000
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
1.9%
Amount from this network
$36,500
Total from all networks
$1,940,113
Networks contributing
303
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Who funds Comer
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$637,750
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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
1.3%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
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
Times money arrived near a vote
4
Money that arrived near votes
$7K
Distinct donors
4
Distinct employers
4
Share of their total fundraising
0.19%
Biggest clusters of timed money
KEISER UNIVERSITY
$3K
GIBSON DUNN CRUTCHER
$2K
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$1K
SULLIVAN CROMWELL LLP
$1K
FROST BROWN TODD LLP
$500
FROST BROWN TODD LLP
$500
JONES DAY
$500
FROST BROWN TODD LLP
$250
TRACY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
$200
ATTORNEY
$100
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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
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.35M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
CHARTER
$2.65M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
USPS
$2.22M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.90M
USPS
$1.89M
ELI LILLY AND
$1.80M
VALERO SERVICES
$1.69M
ENTREPRENEUR
$1.60M
DELOITTE TOUCHE LLP
$1.56M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against James Comer comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$9K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
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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.
79 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.37M to James Comer across 139 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.37M
Shared contributors
79
Contributions
139
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | 17 | $497K |
| 2024 | 65 | 92 | $404K |
| 2026 | 24 | 30 | $468K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for James Comer or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADDISON WHITE | Staff, Senator Mitch McConnell, Senator Ted Cruz, Congressman James Comer | MCCARTHY STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS | 2 | 6 | 2025–2025 |
| ALESSANDRA NEPOLA | Legislative Assistant, Senator Mitch McConnell; Senior Legislative Assistant, Re… | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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James Comer ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no 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