Ilhan Omar
Democrat
· MN-5 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Education and Labor · House Committee on Education and Workforce · House Committee on Foreign Affairs · Global Health · Global Human Rights · and International Organizations · and Global Human Rights · International Organizations · and Global Corporate Social Impact · House Committee on the Budget
Influence Score
53.4
Moderately exposed
↓ -4.4
vs 118th (57.9)
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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
1.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
2.0
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$595,679
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$188,779
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
6.8
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.6
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.0
/ 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
12.7
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
2.5
/ 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
3.7
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $130.31M 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 — $261K.
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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 | 66.6 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 66.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 57.9 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 53.5 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$102,345
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
13.5%
Amount from this network
$74,556
Total from all networks
$550,439
Networks contributing
78
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Who funds Omar
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$933,625
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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
99.5%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
92.1%
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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
47
Money that arrived near votes
$84K
Distinct donors
60
Distinct employers
40
Share of their total fundraising
1.66%
Biggest clusters of timed money
THE AWAD LAW FIRM P C
$7K
SENTRY FINANCIAL
$6K
IKON TECHNOLOGIES
$5K
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE
$5K
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$4K
HCA HEALTHCARE
$4K
POWER PETROLEUM
$4K
WESTERN DIGITAL
$3K
DANA INVESTMENT
$3K
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$3K
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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
UNITED AIRLINES
$1.30M
BLOOMBERG
$1.01M
ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP
$1.00M
AFSCME INT L
$590K
AFSCME INT L
$564K
DELTA AIR LINES
$538K
ARREVA
$500K
GIVE LIVELY
$500K
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
$500K
INT L OF MACHINISTS
$446K
OMAHA FIRE DEPT
$441K
HEISING-SIMONS
$350K
INT L OF MACHINISTS
$347K
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
$329K
AFSCME INT L
$315K
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
$284K
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
$245K
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
$240K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Ilhan Omar comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$804K
Disclosed outside spending
$799K
Dark-money outside spending
$5K
Share that is dark money
0.64%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$4K
Groups hiding their donors
6
By funding network
AMERICANS FOR TOMORROW'S FUTURE
$2.40M
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY
$323K
TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUND
$315K
LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PAC
$64K
HONORING AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PAC
$64K
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION
$64K
MAKE A DIFFERENCE MN 05
$51K
WFP IE COMMITTEE
$50K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$45K
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION
$44K
IOWA VALUES
$16K
ALLIANCE TO COMBAT EXTREMISM FUND INC.
$15K
DRAIN THE DC SWAMP PAC
$13K
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER PAC
$12K
ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC)
$12K
Groups that hide their donors
3 smaller groups under $500
$646
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.
15 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $74K to Ilhan Omar across 45 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$74K
Shared contributors
15
Contributions
45
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 14 | $4K |
| 2024 | 13 | 29 | $65K |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $5K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Ilhan Omar or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERA PROBY | Scheduler, Office of Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez; Scheduler and Office Manager… | NATIONAL GUILD FOR COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION | 1 | 4 | 2024–2025 |
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Ilhan Omar 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