Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
· MI-12 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Financial Services · Community Development · and Insurance · House Committee on Natural Resources · and Public Lands · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Influence Score
38.8
Least exposed
↓ -8.4
vs 118th (47.3)
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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
0.6
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.7
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$71,848
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$152,585
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.2
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.1
/ 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
12.8
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
1.5
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.5
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $19.93M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $40K.
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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 | 55.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 55.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 47.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 38.9 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
WFP IE COMMITTEE
Total money from this network
$13,952
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
RESILIENCY FUND
Share from this one network
23.3%
Amount from this network
$74,556
Total from all networks
$319,762
Networks contributing
49
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Who funds Tlaib
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$185,516
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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
0.4%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
25.9%
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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
29
Money that arrived near votes
$64K
Distinct donors
35
Distinct employers
23
Share of their total fundraising
0.90%
Biggest clusters of timed money
DANA INVESTMENT
$7K
SIWA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$7K
DANA INVESTMENT
$6K
LAW OFFICE OF OMAR KHAWAJA
$5K
LAW OFFICES OF MAZHER M SHAH-KHAN PC
$5K
LAW OFFICE OF OMAR KHAEAJA
$4K
GHUNEIM LAW FIRM
$3K
DANA INVESTMENT
$2K
GLOBAL FINANCIAL
$2K
OPTIMA GLOBAL FINANCIAL
$2K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
BLOOMBERG
$1.00M
ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP
$1.00M
AFSCME INT L
$590K
AFSCME INT L
$564K
ARREVA
$500K
GIVE LIVELY
$500K
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
$500K
STATE ELECTRIC SECTOR ADVOCACY
$475K
INT L OF MACHINISTS
$446K
HEISING-SIMONS
$350K
INT L OF MACHINISTS
$347K
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
$329K
AFSCME INT L
$315K
HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
$313K
GELMAN GIVING
$301K
MADART
$296K
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
$284K
LAUFER WIND
$275K
TAO CAPITAL
$250K
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
$239K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Rashida Tlaib comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$224K
Disclosed outside spending
$197K
Dark-money outside spending
$27K
Share that is dark money
12.13%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$798
Groups hiding their donors
5
By funding network
WFP IE COMMITTEE
$74K
LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PAC
$64K
HONORING AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PAC
$64K
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION
$23K
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (ACTION) INC
$23K
MICHIGAN ACTION USA
$19K
IOWA VALUES
$16K
THE SIX PAC
$15K
DRAIN THE DC SWAMP PAC
$13K
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER PAC
$12K
ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC)
$12K
UNITED WE DREAM ACTION PAC
$7K
FOR OUR FUTURE
$5K
SLF PAC
$5K
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FREEDOM FUND
$4K
Groups that hide their donors
$3K
2 smaller groups under $500
$192
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.
ANNIE MAHON
$330K
EVERYDAY PEOPLE
$75K
LISETTE NIEVES
$15K
JASON BELL
$5K
SANDRA LI
$5K
DAVID SWITZER
$4K
RICHARD PETERSON
$2K
PETER BRADSHAW
$2K
EVE SANDBERG
$2K
LAUREN KEENAN
$2K
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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.
4 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $9K to Rashida Tlaib across 18 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$9K
Shared contributors
4
Contributions
18
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 5 | $4K |
| 2024 | 4 | 12 | $4K |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $500 |
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Rashida Tlaib ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no 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