Andy Harris
Republican
· MD-1 · 119th Congress
Rural Development (Chair) · Food and Drug Administration (Chair) · and Related Agencies (Chair) · House Committee on Appropriations · Health and Human Services
Influence Score
57.7
Moderately exposed
↓ -3.6
vs 118th (61.1)
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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
3.4
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$4,969
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$24,137
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.3
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
4.1
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.9
/ 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
13.1
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
4.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
7.9
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$19,504 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $156.87M 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 — $314K.
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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 | 57.6 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 56.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 61.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 57.5 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$45,000
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
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
Share from this one network
3.1%
Amount from this network
$37,710
Total from all networks
$1,215,092
Networks contributing
223
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Who funds Harris
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$604,184
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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
3.8%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
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
14
Money that arrived near votes
$24K
Distinct donors
17
Distinct employers
11
Share of their total fundraising
1.60%
Biggest clusters of timed money
THOMAS FINANCIAL
$5K
FIDELITY MECHANICAL SERVICES
$3K
ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES
$3K
ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES
$2K
FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
$2K
HARFORD MUTUAL INSURANCE
$1K
HARFORD MUTUAL INSURANCE
$1K
HARFORD MUTUAL INSURANCE
$1K
KELLY ASSOC INSURANCE
$1K
KELLY ASSOCIATES INSURANCE IN
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
CITADEL ASSET MANAGEMENT
$27.00M
ADELSON DRUG CLINIC
$12.50M
THE BLACKSTONE
$10.61M
RYAN SPECIALTY
$10.25M
REYES
$9.22M
THE CHARLES SCHWAB
$7.51M
SAND HILLS PUBLISHING
$7.50M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
EMC
$6.26M
INTERACTIVE BROKERS
$5.00M
MOUNTAIRE
$3.54M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.32M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.92M
LEGENDARY PICTURES
$2.85M
THE DUCHOSSOIS
$2.77M
STEPHENS
$2.51M
CHARTER
$2.51M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
FTX DIGITAL MARKETS
$2.00M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Andy Harris comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
EQUALITY PAC
$24K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$6K
ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC)
$999
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
REALLY AMERICAN PAC
$500
ALLIANCE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
$9
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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.
110 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $459K to Andy Harris across 187 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$459K
Shared contributors
110
Contributions
187
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38 | 49 | $237K |
| 2024 | 62 | 87 | $149K |
| 2026 | 38 | 51 | $74K |
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Revolving Door
8 former staff members
who worked for Andy Harris or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLE SANDERS | Special Assistant for Economic Development/Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Thom Till… | THORN RUN PARTNERS | 28 | 142 | 2023–2025 |
| AUSTIN GAGE | Asst. to Rep. Hal Rogers, House Appropriations Committee; Legislative Director/C… | INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES, LLC | 18 | 19 | 2025–2025 |
| YASMIN NELSON | LA, Senior Policy Advisor, Sen. Harris; Tax Policy Analyst, Sen. Finance Committ… | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 7 | 7 | 2023–2025 |
| YASMIN NELSON | Sen. Policy Advisor, Sen. Harris (2019-2021); Leg Asst., Sen Harris (2017-2019);… | BRACEWELL LLP | 6 | 12 | 2023–2023 |
| CHARLES PRITCHARD | Intern, Representative Andy Harris (R-MD) | FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP | 5 | 29 | 2023–2025 |
| BRYAN SHUY | Chief of Staff Rep. Harris; Asst. to Rep. Harris, House Cmte on Approps; Dep. As… | THE CONAFAY GROUP, LLC | 5 | 24 | 2023–2025 |
| ARIELLE GIORDANO | Counsel, US House T&I Committee (Nov 2015-April 2018); Law Clerk, Senate Judicia… | SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY | 1 | 11 | 2023–2025 |
| ARIELLE GIORDANO | Counsel, US House T&I Committee (Nov 2015-April 2018); Law Clerk, Senate Judicia… | GENESEE & WYOMING INC. | 1 | 6 | 2024–2025 |
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Andy Harris sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
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