Barry Moore
Republican
· AL-1 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Agriculture · Risk Management · and Credit · and Poultry · House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · House Committee on the Judiciary · and Enforcement
Influence Score
36.4
Least exposed
↓ -3.7
vs 118th (38.2)
— ◊ —
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
1.8
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
1.5
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$361,660
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$1,584,413
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.7
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.8
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.6
/ 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
6.1
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
2.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.2
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$5,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $23.99M 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 — $48K.
— ◊ —
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 | 23.5 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 38.2 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 34.5 | Least exposed |
— ◊ —
Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
Total money from this network
$846,319
Number of funding networks contributing
1
— ◊ —
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
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
Share from this one network
5.3%
Amount from this network
$47,230
Total from all networks
$884,546
Networks contributing
158
— ◊ —
Who funds Moore
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$676,950
— ◊ —
Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
0.5%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
74.2%
— ◊ —
Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
1
Money that arrived near votes
$3K
Distinct donors
1
Distinct employers
1
Share of their total fundraising
0.47%
Biggest clusters of timed money
LOCAL DIGITAL ADVERTISING
$3K
OUTPOST TECHNOLOGIES
$250
— ◊ —
Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
SIG
$11.01M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.35M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
CITADEL
$3.00M
ULINE
$2.08M
ENTREPRENEUR
$1.60M
HOMEMAKER
$1.52M
ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$1.50M
LEIDOS
$1.28M
LEIDOS
$1.11M
STEPHENS
$1.07M
HOME DEPOT
$1.00M
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$943K
REGIONS BANK
$922K
HOME DEPOT U S A
$861K
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
$848K
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$739K
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
$708K
REGIONS BANK
$690K
CSX
$654K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Barry Moore comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
SOUTH ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES PAC
$937K
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.
$647K
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
$424K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$101K
AMERICAN RESOLVE PAC, INC.
$81K
SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION
$76K
THE GUARDIAN FUND
$8K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$13
— ◊ —
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.
6 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $5K to Barry Moore across 8 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$5K
Shared contributors
6
Contributions
8
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $4K |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | $1K |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $200 |
— ◊ —
Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Barry Moore or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA PETERSON | Legal Intern, Senate Judiciary Committee (D-Feinstein), 2008; Congressional Inte… | LAURA WOOD PETERSON CONSULTING, INC. | 8 | 56 | 2023–2025 |
| LAURA WOOD | egal Intern, Senate Judiciary Committee (D-Feinstein), 2008; Congressional Inter… | INARI | 1 | 8 | 2023–2025 |
| LAURA WOOD | Legal Intern, Senate Judiciary Committee (D-Feinstein), 2008; Congressional Inte… | GWC PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC | 1 | 3 | 2023–2024 |
— ◊ —
Barry Moore 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