William R. Timmons Iv
Republican
· SC-4 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Financial Services · Financial Technology · and Artificial Intelligence · International Development · and Monetary Policy · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Influence Score
51.8
Moderately exposed
↓ -1.4
vs 118th (53.3)
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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
5.2
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
3.5
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,938,883
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$39,911
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.4
/ 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
11.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
5.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.8
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
1.2
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$10,256 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$2,500 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $19.93M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $40K.
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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 | 37.5 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 37.7 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 53.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 51.9 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
FAIRSHAKE
Total money from this network
$1,860,444
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
WILLIAM TIMMONS FOR CONGRESS
Share from this one network
5.5%
Amount from this network
$130,000
Total from all networks
$2,342,687
Networks contributing
329
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Who funds Iv
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$2,848,433
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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
4.4%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
99.9%
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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
10
Money that arrived near votes
$27K
Distinct donors
13
Distinct employers
9
Share of their total fundraising
1.13%
Biggest clusters of timed money
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$7K
ADVANCE FINANCIAL
$5K
BLACKSTONE
$5K
AMSCOT FINANCIAL
$2K
FIRST RELIANCE BANK
$2K
ALPINE QUANTITATIVE INVESTMENT FUND
$1K
GHP INVESTMENT ADVISORS
$1K
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE
$1K
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTERS
$1K
FIRST RELIANCE BANK
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
BOEING
$4.40M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
BOEING
$3.65M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.35M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
EY
$3.01M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.92M
CHARTER
$2.65M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
CHARTER
$2.51M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.25M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.16M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$2.02M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.00M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.91M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.87M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$1.86M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$1.86M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against William R. Timmons Iv comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
FAIRSHAKE
$1.86M
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
$418K
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
$125K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$77K
SAGEBRUSH REBELLION PAC
$40K
FUND FOR A WORKING CONGRESS
$38K
CLA, INC.
$8K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$6K
DUTY TO AMERICA PAC
$2K
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.
38 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $73K to William R. Timmons Iv across 42 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$73K
Shared contributors
38
Contributions
42
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 11 | $43K |
| 2024 | 27 | 29 | $28K |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $2K |
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Revolving Door
1 former staff member
who worked for William R. Timmons Iv or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. MCLAREN | Rep. William Timmons, 2019-2022, Chief of Staff Executive Office of the Presiden… | INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS | 1 | 13 | 2023–2025 |
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William R. Timmons Iv 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