Brett Guthrie
Republican
· KY-2 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Chair) · House Committee on Education and Labor
Influence Score
80.1
Highly exposed
↑ +0.1
vs 118th (80.5)
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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
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
6.9
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
4.4
/ 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
14.2
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
8.3
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
6.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
9.8
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$5,504 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $51.66M 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 — $103K.
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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 | 45.8 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 61.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 80.5 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 80.6 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$113,000
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
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Share from this one network
1.2%
Amount from this network
$81,500
Total from all networks
$6,567,496
Networks contributing
725
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Who funds Guthrie
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$2,377,314
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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
3.7%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
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
Times money arrived near a vote
7
Money that arrived near votes
$20K
Distinct donors
8
Distinct employers
7
Share of their total fundraising
0.47%
Biggest clusters of timed money
CLOUD CAPITAL
$5K
SQUARE FOOT COMPANIES
$5K
ELI LILLY
$3K
MARIC HEALTHCARE
$3K
GILEAD
$1K
KITE PHARMA
$1K
META
$1K
AMAZON
$500
JANE TODD CRAWFORD HOSPITAL
$500
MODERNA
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.69M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$4.39M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
BOEING
$3.65M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.35M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
EY
$3.01M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.92M
CHARTER
$2.65M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.25M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.16M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
BOEING
$2.05M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Brett Guthrie comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$9K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
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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.
68 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.22M to Brett Guthrie across 85 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.22M
Shared contributors
68
Contributions
85
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $1K |
| 2024 | 61 | 68 | $114K |
| 2026 | 9 | 16 | $1.11M |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Brett Guthrie or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE COTTON | Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant - U.S. Represe… | TODD STRATEGY GROUP | 79 | 581 | 2023–2025 |
| ERIC BERGREN | Chief of Staff, Rep. Brett Guthrie; Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, … | TODD STRATEGY GROUP | 76 | 548 | 2023–2025 |
| BRYAN WOOD | SEC - Sr Policy Advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff, Director, Ofc of Legis Affairs H… | BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP, LLC | 1 | 7 | 2023–2024 |
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Brett Guthrie'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