Dean Phillips
Democrat
· MN-3 · 119th Congress
Influence Score
0.0
Not scored
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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
0.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
0.0
/ 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
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.0
/ 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
0.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
CITYPAC
$1,000 direct
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
No top sponsor identified.
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Who funds Phillips
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
No sponsor relationships on file.
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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
0.0%
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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
ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP
$1.00M
ASTERA INSTITUTE
$1.00M
BLOOMBERG
$1.00M
CURAI HEALTH
$1.00M
PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L
$1.00M
Y COMBINATOR
$1.00M
ARREVA
$500K
GIVE LIVELY
$500K
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
$500K
INT L OF MACHINISTS
$347K
MERITAGE
$328K
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL
$250K
TGS MANAGEMENT
$203K
IRS
$174K
BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL
$115K
LINKEDIN
$112K
ZUMIEZ
$108K
MEDLEY
$106K
TISHMAN
$103K
LYFT
$100K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Dean Phillips comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$3.20M
Disclosed outside spending
$3.20M
Dark-money outside spending
$3K
Share that is dark money
0.10%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
WE DESERVE BETTER, INC.
$3.20M
NRCC
$2.20M
SLF PAC
$902K
VOTE FOR EQUALITY
$656K
INDEPENDENCE USA PAC
$324K
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MINNESOTA POLITICAL ACTION FUND
$196K
DEMOCRACY PAC
$108K
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT
$45K
NEW LEADERS 2024
$30K
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION
$26K
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$24K
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUND
$13K
BUSINESS-INDUSTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$12K
LIUNA MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA/LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA
$9K
WORKING AMERICA
$8K
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.
58 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $385K to Dean Phillips across 85 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$385K
Shared contributors
58
Contributions
85
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29 | 52 | $254K |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | $130K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Dean Phillips or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYA BOLTER | Legislative Intern, Representative Dean Phillips (D-MN-03), September 2010-Decem… | FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP | 4 | 26 | 2023–2025 |
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Dean Phillips is not scored: there is no usable voting record to rank against — either the vote and contribution records have not yet been matched to this member, or this is a non-voting delegate. This is the absence of a score, not a finding of low 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