Guy Reschenthaler
Republican
· PA-14 · 117th Congress
House Committee on Appropriations · and Related Agencies · Department of State · and Related Programs · Foreign Operations · House Committee on Foreign Affairs · North Africa · and International Terrorism · House Committee on Rules · House Committee on the Judiciary · Intellectual Property · and the Internet · Terrorism and Homeland Security · Civil Rights · and Civil Liberties · House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Influence Score
73.5
Highly exposed
↓ -7.5
vs 118th (73.6)
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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
9.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.3
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$18,855
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$750
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
8.1
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
9.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.8
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 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
12.3
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.3
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
5.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
11.2
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $151.93M 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 — $304K.
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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 | 66.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 73.5 | Highly exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 73.6 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 66.1 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$49,500
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
1.3%
Amount from this network
$37,500
Total from all networks
$2,918,706
Networks contributing
401
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Who funds Reschenthaler
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,597,097
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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
14.6%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
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
15
Money that arrived near votes
$38K
Distinct donors
15
Distinct employers
12
Share of their total fundraising
1.14%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BANK OZK
$3K
BLACKSTONE
$3K
COVINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS
$3K
COVINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS
$3K
EQUITRANS MIDSTREAM
$3K
EQUITRANS MIDSTREAM
$3K
EXCALIBUR INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICE
$3K
EXCALIBUR INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICE
$3K
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$3K
TP ELECTRIC
$3K
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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
$3.65M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.47M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.35M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.97M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.93M
CHARTER
$2.64M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
CHARTER
$2.51M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.25M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.16M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Guy Reschenthaler comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND
$32K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$13K
CITZENS FOR AMERICAN ENERGY FEDERAL PAC
$12K
THE GUARDIAN FUND
$902
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
PENNSYLVANIA PRO-LIFE FEDERATION PAC
$700
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$649
RURAL FREEDOM NETWORK
$596
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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.
305 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $3.52M to Guy Reschenthaler across 482 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$3.52M
Shared contributors
305
Contributions
482
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 88 | 102 | $555K |
| 2024 | 125 | 185 | $1.91M |
| 2026 | 145 | 195 | $1.05M |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Guy Reschenthaler or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW MACKOWIAK | Congressman Guy Reschenthaler: Economic Development Coordinator, Field Director … | CONSOL ENERGY, INC | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| ASHLEY MENZLER | Staff Asst/LC, 1/17-3/18, Office of Rep. Bill Long; LA, 3/18-4/19, Office of Rep… | DEXCOM, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
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Guy Reschenthaler's file shows clear influence markers across multiple categories for the top funding network, placing them in the upper range of this Congress. The pattern runs above what coincidence would produce, and the methodology page documents what each category requires.
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