Debbie Lesko
Republican
· AZ-8 · 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
< 0.1
/ 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
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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 Lesko
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
THIEL CAPITAL
$20.00M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.69M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$4.39M
BOEING
$3.65M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.35M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
ULINE
$3.08M
CHARTER
$2.51M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.00M
UP RAILROAD
$1.76M
UP RAILROAD
$1.70M
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$1.67M
ENTREPRENEUR
$1.60M
THE ANTHEM COMPANIES
$1.52M
HOMEMAKER
$1.47M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$1.37M
AMGEN
$1.30M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Debbie Lesko comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$65K
Disclosed outside spending
$52K
Dark-money outside spending
$13K
Share that is dark money
19.84%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
$440K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$318K
DEFEND US PAC
$101K
SLF PAC
$84K
NATIONAL HORIZON
$48K
UNITED WOMEN'S HEALTH ALLIANCE PAC
$37K
VIRGINIANS DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION
$28K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$21K
AMERICAN MAJORITY ACTION INC.
$13K
SAVING ARIZONA PAC
$12K
GREAT AMERICA PAC
$6K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$4K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
MICHELLE STEEL FOR CONGRESS
$570
STOP ABORTION EXTREMISM PAC
$171
Groups that hide their donors
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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.
81 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $155K to Debbie Lesko across 107 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$155K
Shared contributors
81
Contributions
107
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | $37K |
| 2024 | 60 | 75 | $122K |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $-4K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Debbie Lesko or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN ZWAANSTRA | Congresswoman Debbie Lesko, Legislative Director | CASE NEW HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL INC. | 1 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
| RACHEL HARRIS | Chief of Staff, Rep. Debbie Lesko (9/2021-12/2024); Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. … | INVENERGY LLC | 1 | 2 | 2025–2025 |
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Debbie Lesko 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