Lisa Murkowski
Republican
· AK Senate · 119th Congress
and Related Agencies (Chair) · Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Chair) · Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Chair) · Senate Committee on Appropriations · Veterans Affairs · and Mining · Senate Committee on Health · and Pensions
Influence Score
81.7
Highly exposed
↓ -2.6
vs 118th (84.2)
— ◊ —
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
10.6
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
6.0
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$6,462,008
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$1,007,403
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
7.8
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
2.2
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.8
/ 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
9.1
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
9.7
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
6.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
9.5
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $208.86M 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 — $418K.
— ◊ —
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 | 41.8 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 55.2 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 84.2 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 81.6 | Highly exposed |
— ◊ —
Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SLF PAC
Total money from this network
$3,566,052
Number of funding networks contributing
1
— ◊ —
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
0.9%
Amount from this network
$28,500
Total from all networks
$3,253,624
Networks contributing
585
— ◊ —
Who funds Murkowski
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
— ◊ —
Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
4.9%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
9.8%
— ◊ —
Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
2
Money that arrived near votes
$2K
Distinct donors
2
Distinct employers
2
Share of their total fundraising
0.68%
Biggest clusters of timed money
CIGNA
$2K
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD SMITH LLP
$1K
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 959
$250
IPS SOLAR
$35
IPS SOLAR
$35
IPS SOLAR
$35
ASSOCIATED INSURANCE SERVICES
$10
ASSOCIATED INSURANCE SERVICES
$10
— ◊ —
Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$4.39M
QUADRIVIUM
$4.10M
HOMEMAKER
$3.82M
BOEING
$3.62M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.46M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
EY
$3.01M
NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN P A
$3.00M
RIOT GAMES
$2.98M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
CHARTER
$2.51M
HARRIS
$2.32M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.24M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.01M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.99M
DELTA AIR LINES
$1.95M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.92M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Lisa Murkowski comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$7.54M
Disclosed outside spending
$7.53M
Dark-money outside spending
$8K
Share that is dark money
0.10%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
ALASKANS FOR L.I.S.A. (LEADERSHIP IN A STRONG ALASKA)
$4.26M
SLF PAC
$1.00M
ALASKA FIRST
$804K
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC
$410K
ALASKANS FOR BRISTOL BAY ACTION
$364K
PA LAWYER FUND
$250K
EDF ACTION VOTES
$171K
GUN RIGHTS AMERICA
$101K
AMERICAN LIBERTY FUND
$75K
KEEPING AMERICA GREAT PAC
$15K
DRAIN THE DC SWAMP PAC
$8K
CARE ACTION NOW INC.
$4K
CATHOLICVOTE.ORG CANDIDATE FUND
$3K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$861
FEDUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA FEDUP PAC
$695
Groups that hide their donors
$3K
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.
DENIS OLEARY
$6K
UNITEMIZED UNITEMIZED
$1.31M
PAUL SCHILLING
$600K
FALCON
$600K
BEYONDROE COM POLITICAL FUND
$150K
CATHOLICVOTE CIVIC ACTION
$78K
TODD JOHNSON
$73K
KENNETH SABATINO
$60K
JOHN DEPNER
$30K
FAIR COURTS AMERICA
$30K
— ◊ —
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.
151 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $727K to Lisa Murkowski across 201 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$727K
Shared contributors
151
Contributions
201
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 148 | 195 | $696K |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | $30K |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $1K |
— ◊ —
Revolving Door
14 former staff members
who worked for Lisa Murkowski or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD HILD | Chief of Staff, Sen. Lisa Murkowski; Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Pete Domenici | BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC | 26 | 164 | 2023–2025 |
| ANNE GAYMAN | Legislative Director for Senator Lisa Murkowski | LOT SIXTEEN LLC | 14 | 50 | 2023–2025 |
| CHRISTOPHER GRIFFIN | Legislative Aide for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, 1/2021 - 3/2022 Legislative Aide for C… | THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC | 12 | 105 | 2023–2025 |
| MICHAEL PAWLOWSKI | Chief of Staff, Sen. Lisa Murkowski; Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Lisa Murkowski;… | MICHAEL R. PAWLOWSKI | 12 | 12 | 2024–2025 |
| AYLA SOLORIO | Assistant to the Chief of Staff - personal office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski | LOT SIXTEEN LLC | 8 | 36 | 2023–2024 |
| MOLLY OSCANNELL | Assistant to the Chief of Staff and Deputy Scheduler - Senator Lisa Murkowski; I… | CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 6 | 6 | 2024–2025 |
| ABIGAIL HEMENWAY | Staff Assistant, Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources; Staff Assistant… | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 5 | 5 | 2023–2024 |
| KEVIN SWEENEY | LC, Press Secretary, State Director for Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2005-2011, 2013… | SIX-7 STRATEGIES, LLC | 2 | 15 | 2023–2025 |
| JOHN STERNE | Legislative Assistant-Senator Murkowski | WINDWARD STRATEGIES | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| MAGGIE ELEHWANY | Counsel, Senator Lisa Murkowski | ARGENTUM | 1 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
| ANNA DIETDERICH | Legislative Assistant: Senator Murkowski (Sept 2020 - Jan 2023); Legislative Aid… | COVENANT HOUSE | 1 | 3 | 2023–2023 |
| MITCHELL FORBES | Staff Assistant to Senator Murkowski | DENTONS US LLP | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| KEVIN SWANSON | LD - Representative Nick Begich; LA - Senator Lisa Murkowski; LA Representative … | CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| SHANNON O'HARE | Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Legislative Aide (2022-2024); Office of Sena… | CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
— ◊ —
Lisa Murkowski'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