Glenn Thompson
Republican
· PA-15 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Agriculture (Chair) · and Research · House Committee on Education and Labor · and Secondary Education · House Committee on Education and Workforce
Influence Score
60.7
Moderately exposed
↓ -8.1
vs 118th (68.7)
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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
6.3
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.4
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$19,728
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$631
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.2
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.6
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.2
/ 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
13.3
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
5.5
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.6
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$5,506 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $16.80M 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 — $34K.
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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 | 44.8 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 60.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 68.7 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 60.6 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Total money from this network
$155,300
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
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Share from this one network
4.5%
Amount from this network
$160,300
Total from all networks
$3,541,370
Networks contributing
440
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Who funds Thompson
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,120,253
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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
1.1%
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
3
Money that arrived near votes
$3K
Distinct donors
3
Distinct employers
3
Share of their total fundraising
0.13%
Biggest clusters of timed money
FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
$1K
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PA
$1K
TURNER DAIRY FARMS
$1K
TOURO UNIVERSITY
$500
TYSON FOODS
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
BOEING
$4.39M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.33M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
CHARTER
$2.64M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
CHARTER
$2.51M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
USPS
$2.04M
DELTA AIR LINES
$1.91M
USPS
$1.71M
VALERO SERVICES
$1.69M
VALERO SERVICES
$1.34M
UNITED AIRLINES
$1.27M
COZEN O CONNOR
$1.25M
ABBOTT
$1.23M
COZEN O CONNOR
$1.16M
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
$1.16M
VERIZON RSRCS
$1.16M
MARATHON PETROLEUM
$1.13M
VERIZON RSRCS
$1.09M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Glenn Thompson comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$22K
Disclosed outside spending
$9K
Dark-money outside spending
$13K
Share that is dark money
58.05%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$17K
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
$13K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)
$678
RURAL FREEDOM NETWORK
$631
PENNSYLVANIA PRO-LIFE FEDERATION PAC
$612
Groups that hide their donors
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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.
71 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.63M to Glenn Thompson across 111 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.63M
Shared contributors
71
Contributions
111
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 43 | 57 | $649K |
| 2024 | 36 | 49 | $656K |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | $327K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for Glenn Thompson or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADELE BORNE | House Agriculture Committee - Leg. Assistant, Senior Leg. Assistant, Professiona… | GE VERNOVA INTERNATIONAL LLC | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Glenn Thompson 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