Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Republican
· PA-1 · 117th Congress
the Environment (Chair) · and Cyber (Chair) · House Committee on Foreign Affairs · and the Environment · North Africa · and International Terrorism · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · and Hazardous Materials · House Committee on Ways and Means · House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Influence Score
77.4
Most exposed
↑ +10.8
vs 118th (82.9)
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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
12.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
4.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$4,006,085
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$6,784,141
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.1
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
12.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.1
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
8.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
1.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
6.4
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
11.3
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$6,291 direct
CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$2,500 direct
PRO-ISRAEL AMERICA PAC
$1,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $52.03M 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 — $104K.
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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 | 68.8 | Highly exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 77.4 | Most exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 82.9 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 93.7 | Most exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$281,377
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
UNITE THE COUNTRY
Share from this one network
1.4%
Amount from this network
$90,500
Total from all networks
$6,451,818
Networks contributing
789
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Who funds Fitzpatrick
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$12,423,808
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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
3.5%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
32.8%
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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
65
Money that arrived near votes
$230K
Distinct donors
84
Distinct employers
46
Share of their total fundraising
4.09%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BLACKSTONE
$9K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$8K
APOLLO MANAGEMENT
$7K
BAIN CAPITAL
$7K
BERKSHIRE
$7K
CARDINAL INVESTMENT
$7K
CARDINAL INVESTMENT
$7K
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$7K
FORTRESS INVESTMENT
$7K
GREYLOCK
$7K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
CITADEL ASSET MANAGEMENT
$27.00M
CITADEL ASSET MANAGEMENT
$17.00M
EMC
$15.52M
ADELSON DRUG CLINIC
$12.50M
THE BLACKSTONE
$10.61M
RYAN SPECIALTY
$10.35M
STG
$10.00M
ADELSON DRUG CLINIC
$10.00M
REYES
$9.34M
REYES
$9.16M
THE CHARLES SCHWAB
$7.51M
SAND HILLS PUBLISHING
$7.50M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.70M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
EMC
$6.27M
HOMEMAKER
$5.71M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
HOMEMAKER
$5.31M
CROWNQUEST OPERATING
$5.03M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Brian K. Fitzpatrick comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$1.93M
Disclosed outside spending
$1.73M
Dark-money outside spending
$200K
Share that is dark money
10.37%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
5
By funding network
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$2.76M
DEMOCRACY PAC
$2.06M
SLF PAC
$1.42M
EARN INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
$1.11M
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$763K
DCCC
$634K
NEW LEADERS 2024
$599K
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
$400K
EDF ACTION VOTES
$328K
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)
$198K
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
$178K
MAIN STREET ADVOCACY
$125K
POLE POSITION PAC
$123K
CENTER FORWARD INITIATIVE INC
$119K
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION
$107K
Groups that hide their donors
$111K
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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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.
406 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $3.69M to Brian K. Fitzpatrick across 662 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$3.69M
Shared contributors
406
Contributions
662
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 80 | 130 | $537K |
| 2024 | 215 | 310 | $1.35M |
| 2026 | 175 | 222 | $1.81M |
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Revolving Door
6 former staff members
who worked for Brian K. Fitzpatrick or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVAN SCHULER | Legislative Assistant, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick; Field Representative/Legislative … | TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| CHARLOTTE PINEDA | US Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee US Senator Roger … | CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS | 1 | 6 | 2024–2025 |
| LAUREN MISH | Legislative Intern, Office of Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | 1 | 1 | 2023–2025 |
| CHARLOTTE PINEDA | US Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee US Senator Roger … | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS | 1 | 6 | 2024–2025 |
| MICHAEL CONALLEN | Chief of Staff for Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (2017), Department of Education: Secre… | THE RESERVE COMPONENT | 1 | 3 | 2025–2025 |
| JAMES LONGLEY | Policy Advisor, Senator Shelley Moore Capito; Legislative Assistant, Senator She… | ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick 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