Nancy Pelosi
Democrat
· CA-11 · 116th Congress
Influence Score
79.6
Most exposed
↓ -3.4
vs 118th (61.2)
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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
0.3
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$18,890
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$2,795,579
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
10.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
12.0
/ 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
15.9
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.4
/ 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
11.7
/ 12
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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 | 79.6 | Most exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 80.5 | Most exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 61.2 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 57.8 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
UNITED WE CAN
Total money from this network
$27,500
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
UNITED WE CAN
Share from this one network
1.6%
Amount from this network
$27,500
Total from all networks
$1,725,283
Networks contributing
263
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Who funds Pelosi
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$11,789,964
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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
0.5%
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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
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$3.62M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.46M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.34M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.15M
GENERAL MOTORS
$3.03M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.99M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
CHARTER
$2.51M
HARRIS
$2.32M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
DELTA AIR LINES
$1.91M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.89M
USPS
$1.77M
FORD MOTOR
$1.57M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$1.36M
CENTENE
$1.34M
UNITED AIRLINES
$1.30M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Nancy Pelosi comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$74K
Disclosed outside spending
$67K
Dark-money outside spending
$6K
Share that is dark money
8.72%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
FUTURE45
$1.91M
VIGOP (VIRGIN ISLANDS REPUBLICAN PARTY)
$328K
SLF PAC
$75K
POLICE OFFICERS DEFENSE ALLIANCE PAC
$50K
DRAIN THE DC SWAMP PAC
$37K
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
$13K
VALOR AMERICA
$8K
PARTY_C00392928
$7K
DGA ACTION
$6K
KEEPING AMERICA GREAT PAC
$5K
ALICE B. TOKLAS LGBTQ DEMOCRATIC CLUB FEDERAL PAC
$3K
COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PAC
$2K
ELECT REPUBLICANS
$2K
SAN FRANCISCO YOUNG DEMOCRATS
$800
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
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.
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$100K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$93K
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$86K
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.
234 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $13.58M to Nancy Pelosi across 737 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$13.58M
Shared contributors
234
Contributions
737
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 136 | 381 | $11.08M |
| 2024 | 134 | 293 | $1.92M |
| 2026 | 39 | 63 | $585K |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Nancy Pelosi or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN AGUILLEN | Sr. Advisor/ Director of Member Services/ Floor Asst, Rep. Nancy Pelosi; Directo… | OGR | 13 | 15 | 2023–2025 |
| GEORGE CRAWFORD | Chief of Staff: Rep. Pelosi (CA-12) | KING & SPALDING LLP | 3 | 12 | 2023–2024 |
| CINDY JIMENEZ TURNER | U.S Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) | CEMVITA | 1 | 6 | 2023–2024 |
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Nancy Pelosi 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