Kevin Hern
Republican
· OK-1 · 119th Congress
Tax and Capital Access (Chair) · House Committee on Natural Resources · House Committee on Small Business · House Committee on Ways and Means · House Committee on the Budget
Influence Score
54.7
Moderately exposed
↑ +2.4
vs 118th (52.2)
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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
8.6
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
8.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
1.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.9
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.1
/ 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
10.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
6.3
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
3.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
2.8
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$15,154 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $45.81M 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 — $92K.
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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 | 41.0 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 36.9 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 52.2 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 54.6 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$89,000
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.
Share from this one network
1.4%
Amount from this network
$44,500
Total from all networks
$3,306,665
Networks contributing
449
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Who funds Hern
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,511,400
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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
98.4%
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
17
Money that arrived near votes
$38K
Distinct donors
19
Distinct employers
12
Share of their total fundraising
1.60%
Biggest clusters of timed money
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$7K
BLACKSTONE
$7K
BOK FINANCIAL
$3K
RCB BANK
$3K
PACIFIC COMMERCE BANK
$2K
AMERICAN BANK AND
$2K
MABREY BANK
$2K
VAST BANK
$2K
BLACKSTONE
$2K
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES
$1K
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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
$3.61M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.33M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
EY
$3.01M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
HARRIS
$2.32M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.16M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
BOEING
$2.04M
HARRIS
$2.04M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$2.02M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$1.93M
DELTA AIR LINES
$1.91M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Kevin Hern comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
$348K
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.
21 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $152K to Kevin Hern across 28 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$152K
Shared contributors
21
Contributions
28
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $20K |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | $29K |
| 2026 | 6 | 12 | $102K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Kevin Hern or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY BILLMAN | Chief of Staff, Rep. Ronny Jackson; Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Kevin Brady; Dep. … | AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 19 | 59 | 2025–2025 |
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Kevin Hern 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