Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine
Democrat
· VA Senate · 116th Congress
South Asia (Chair) · Central Asia (Chair) · and Counterterrorism (Chair) · Transnational Crime (Chair) · Civilian Security (Chair) · Human Rights (Chair) · and Global Women's Issues (Chair) · Senate Committee on Armed Services · Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · International Operations · and Bilateral International Development · Senate Committee on Health · and Pensions · Senate Committee on the Budget
Influence Score
79.9
Most exposed
↑ +9.7
vs 118th (69.2)
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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
12.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
1.0
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$189,884
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$357,791
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
8.7
/ 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
0.2
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
13.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
1.1
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
8.6
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
6.3
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$1,870 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $180.83M 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 — $362K.
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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 | 79.9 | Most exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 56.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 69.2 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 78.9 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
WFP IE COMMITTEE
Total money from this network
$77,739
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
WFP IE COMMITTEE
Share from this one network
1.8%
Amount from this network
$45,500
Total from all networks
$2,519,729
Networks contributing
455
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Who funds Kaine
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$15,278,733
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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
18.8%
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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
79
Money that arrived near votes
$315K
Distinct donors
178
Distinct employers
60
Share of their total fundraising
1.84%
Biggest clusters of timed money
PAUL WEISS
$51K
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES
$14K
UNITED AIRLINES
$11K
SIGNATURE FINANCIAL WEALTH ADVISORS
$10K
PWRWG LLP
$7K
AVANCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$7K
BAIN CAPITAL
$7K
BLUESTEM ASSET MANAGEMENT
$7K
BROWN INVESTMENT ADVISORY
$7K
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA
$7K
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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
BOEING
$4.39M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.31M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.97M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.93M
CHARTER
$2.65M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
HARRIS
$2.32M
USPS
$2.16M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
BOEING
$2.04M
HARRIS
$2.04M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.01M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$1.86M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$1.86M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.84M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$134K
Disclosed outside spending
$108K
Dark-money outside spending
$26K
Share that is dark money
19.56%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$15K
Groups hiding their donors
4
By funding network
COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT
$70K
WFP IE COMMITTEE
$69K
FOR OUR FUTURE
$43K
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT
$36K
RESTORATION PAC
$30K
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER PAC
$29K
PATRIOTS FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM
$28K
CLIMATE EMERGENCY VOTERS PAC
$15K
RURAL GROUNDGAME 3X
$15K
CARE ACTION
$11K
PATRIOTS, LIBERTY, AND PROSPERITY PAC
$5K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$4K
THE DEMOCRATIC ACTION PAC
$1K
INDIVISIBLE CHARLOTTESVILLE
$1K
DEFEND THE VOTE
$999
Groups that hide their donors
$11K
1 smaller group under $500
$94
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADVOCATES
$10K
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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.
102 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $304K to Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine across 198 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$304K
Shared contributors
102
Contributions
198
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 30 | $25K |
| 2024 | 97 | 162 | $279K |
| 2026 | 1 | 6 | $150 |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN COLVERT | Senior Defense Policy Advisor to Senator Tim Kaine | BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 4 | 2023–2023 |
| ANNA PRZEBINDA | Legislative Correspondent, Senator Tim Kaine | BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION | 1 | 10 | 2024–2025 |
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Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine 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