Theodore P. Budd
Republican
· NC-13 · 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
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
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $57.11M 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 — $114K.
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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 | 53.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 61.6 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 60.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 72.1 | Highly exposed |
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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 Budd
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
GREENBERG TRAURIG
$769K
DUKE ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES
$592K
THE GEO
$572K
JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE
$530K
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS L P
$500K
ELECTRIC BOAT
$438K
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORAT
$389K
GD MISSION SYSTEMS
$380K
HOMEMAKER
$344K
LPL FINANCIAL
$296K
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS
$291K
EPM
$289K
TRINITY INDUSTRIES
$253K
K L GATES
$250K
GD LAND SYSTEMS
$247K
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATI
$235K
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE
$231K
RAI SERVICES
$211K
PNC BANK NA
$204K
REPUBLIC FINANCE
$171K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Theodore P. Budd comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$617K
LCV VICTORY FUND
$372K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$271K
WOMEN VOTE
$262K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$201K
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION
$190K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
$125K
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
$123K
SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION
$89K
AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC.
$55K
FREEDOMWORKS FOR AMERICA
$49K
OUR FUTURE IN AMERICA, INC.
$28K
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
$21K
FOR JUDICAL FAIRNESS PROJECT; THE
$3K
JOB CREATORS NETWORK
$2K
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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.
179 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $441K to Theodore P. Budd across 291 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$441K
Shared contributors
179
Contributions
291
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 171 | 255 | $414K |
| 2024 | 9 | 23 | $18K |
| 2026 | 4 | 13 | $9K |
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Revolving Door
4 former staff members
who worked for Theodore P. Budd or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES MICHAELS | Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative … | CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC | 27 | 28 | 2025–2025 |
| CHAD YELINSKI | Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Ted Budd | NOVO NORDISK INC. | 1 | 11 | 2023–2025 |
| CHARLES MATHEWS | Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative … | CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| JOCELYN FRANCIS | Legislative Assistant (Senator Risch); Legislative Director (Rep. Ted Budd); Leg… | PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Theodore P. Budd 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