Jimmy Gomez
Democrat
· CA-34 · 116th Congress
House Committee on Oversight and Reform · House Committee on Ways and Means · House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Influence Score
71.5
Highly exposed
↑ +6.7
vs 118th (76.4)
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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
10.2
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
2.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$879,870
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
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
10.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.8
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
11.3
/ 12
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 | 71.5 | Highly exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 61.2 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 76.4 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 83.1 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')
Total money from this network
$2,272,277
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.
Share from this one network
2.0%
Amount from this network
$46,500
Total from all networks
$2,298,360
Networks contributing
371
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Who funds Gomez
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$2,672,314
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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
1.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
95.6%
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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
18
Money that arrived near votes
$36K
Distinct donors
21
Distinct employers
15
Share of their total fundraising
2.79%
Biggest clusters of timed money
MORGAN STANLEY
$5K
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$3K
ROYAL BUSINESS BANK
$3K
AMB CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$2K
LA DOWNTOWN MEDICAL CENTER
$2K
ROLLINS-NELSON HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
$2K
COMMUNITY COMMERCE BANK
$2K
SEARS FINANCIAL
$2K
TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER
$2K
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$2K
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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
BOEING
$4.38M
BOEING
$3.62M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.33M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.17M
GENERAL MOTORS
$3.03M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
EY
$3.01M
THE MARCUS
$3.00M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.92M
CHARTER
$2.65M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$2.50M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$2.02M
SABAN CAPITAL
$2.02M
DELTA AIR LINES
$2.01M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Jimmy Gomez comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$2.41M
Disclosed outside spending
$2.41M
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
0.00%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')
$1.70M
FAIRSHAKE
$511K
LATINO VICTORY FUND
$270K
BOLD AMERICA
$112K
MIDDLE CLASS VALUES PAC
$62K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
$38K
PARTY_C00300731
$15K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$13K
OUTFRONT MEDIA LLC
$9K
IMMIGRANT POWER PAC
$6K
COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PAC
$1K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ACTION FUND
$631
DEMOCRACY PAC
$191
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$67
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.
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.
276 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $529K to Jimmy Gomez across 346 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$529K
Shared contributors
276
Contributions
346
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37 | 44 | $48K |
| 2024 | 220 | 245 | $399K |
| 2026 | 51 | 57 | $82K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Jimmy Gomez or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW JACKSON | U.S. House: Chief of Staff, Rep. Bourdeaux; Leg. Dir, Rep. Bourdeaux; Leg. Asst,… | SOLVENTUM CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| SAMUEL NEGATU | Legislative Counsel, Legislative Director - Congressman Jimmy Gomez (2014-2021),… | CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Jimmy Gomez's file shows clear influence markers across multiple categories for the top funding network, placing them in the upper range of this Congress. The pattern runs above what coincidence would produce, and the methodology page documents what each category requires.
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