Elizabeth Warren
Democrat
· MA Senate · 116th Congress
Senate Committee on Banking (Chair) · and Urban Affairs (Chair) · Senate Committee on Armed Services · and Community Development · and Investment · Senate Committee on Finance · and Global Competitiveness · Senate Committee on Health · and Pensions · Senate Special Committee on Aging
Influence Score
79.7
Most exposed
↑ +2.7
vs 118th (66.1)
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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
12.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
< 0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$241
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$1,141,670
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
6.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
12.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
< 0.1
/ 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
14.5
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.7
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
7.1
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
9.7
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $76.19M 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 — $152K.
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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 | 79.7 | Most exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 66.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 66.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 68.8 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$11,250
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Who funds Warren
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$19,330,411
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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
100.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
2.3%
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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
4
Money that arrived near votes
$4K
Distinct donors
4
Distinct employers
3
Share of their total fundraising
0.06%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL
$1K
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$1K
PERSPECTIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$1K
PERSPECTIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$1K
ASTRAZENECA
$500
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL
$500
BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL
$250
FIDELITY
$250
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
$250
GULF INVESTMENT
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
USPS
$1.17M
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL
$1.02M
USPS
$782K
POTTER VENTURES
$497K
HEISING-SIMONS
$350K
OMAHA FIRE DEPT
$294K
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
$284K
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
$244K
IRS
$224K
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
$206K
LIUNA
$186K
JEWISH YOUTH FOR COMMUNITY ACTION
$178K
IUEC
$171K
NORTHHAMPTON TUESDAY MARKET
$130K
MILLIKEN
$129K
VERIZON NY
$123K
LUDLOW STREET ADVISORS
$108K
WAY TO WIN
$102K
LIUNA
$101K
AL ADVISING
$100K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Elizabeth Warren comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$412K
Disclosed outside spending
$410K
Dark-money outside spending
$2K
Share that is dark money
0.40%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$2K
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
FUTURE45
$1.03M
COMMONWEALTH UNITY FUND
$408K
CONSERVATIVE AMERICA NOW PAC
$28K
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER PAC
$19K
PATRIOT VOICES PAC
$6K
BATTLEGROUND NEW YORK
$2K
CHINESE PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL ACTION INC.
$2K
COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT
$2K
PATRIOTS, LIBERTY, AND PROSPERITY PAC
$1K
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE - FED FUND
$322
DEMOCRACY PAC
$70
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$68
GREENWAVE
$50
LCV VICTORY FUND
$39
I.B.E.W. LOCAL 103 FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$22
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$39
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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.
37 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.31M to Elizabeth Warren across 152 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.31M
Shared contributors
37
Contributions
152
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 | 67 | $23K |
| 2024 | 22 | 63 | $1.25M |
| 2026 | 9 | 22 | $41K |
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Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for Elizabeth Warren or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REMY MASON | Senior FDA Policy Advisor to Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray; … | BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 61 | 445 | 2023–2025 |
| BRUNO FREITAS | Dep. Chief of Staff, Dep. Chief of Staff for Econ. Dev., Director of Econ. Dev. … | LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC | 14 | 82 | 2023–2025 |
| ALADDIN FAWAL | Intern, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (Aug 2021 - Dec 2021); Intern, Represent… | THE RABEN GROUP | 5 | 38 | 2023–2025 |
| BRETT EWER | Paid Intern for Senator Elizabeth Warren. | CROSSFIT, LLC | 1 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
| JESSICA WONG | Legislative Aide, Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | 1 | 7 | 2024–2025 |
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Elizabeth Warren ranks among the most exposed members of this Congress — the top tier on the index. The markers run across several of the twelve categories for the same funding network: contributions, outside spending, lobbying inside the policy areas this member regulates, vote alignment, and contribution timing among them. The score measures financial exposure in the public record; it is not a finding of intent or wrongdoing.
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