Mike Braun
Republican
· IN Senate · 119th Congress
Influence Score
0.0
Not scored
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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
0.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
0.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.0
/ 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
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.0
/ 12
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
No top sponsor identified.
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Who funds Braun
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
No sponsor relationships on file.
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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
0.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.00×
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
No suspicious timing patterns detected.
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
SIG
$19.00M
HARRIS
$2.32M
HARRIS
$2.03M
ELI LILLY AND
$1.50M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$1.36M
VERIZON RSRCS
$1.09M
AT T SERVICES
$1.06M
REGIONS BANK
$922K
AT T SERVICES
$885K
RAYTHEON
$825K
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL
$784K
AMAZON COM SERVICES
$777K
WALMART
$719K
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
$708K
REGIONS BANK
$688K
HOLLAND KNIGHT
$559K
BALL
$487K
CAPITAL ONE
$450K
K L GATES
$425K
NISOURCE CORPORATE SERVICES
$410K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Mike Braun comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
SMP
$14.18M
DSCC
$6.91M
GLOBAL DEMOCRATIC PAC
$4.58M
PRIORITIES USA ACTION
$3.49M
SLF PAC
$2.30M
HOOSIERS FOR CONSERVATIVE VALUES
$555K
NRSC
$269K
SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION
$249K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$152K
CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE
$150K
TERM LIMITS ACTION
$77K
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$64K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$61K
PARTY_C00006486
$54K
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST INC
$51K
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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.
2 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $3K to Mike Braun across 20 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$3K
Shared contributors
2
Contributions
20
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 20 | $3K |
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Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for Mike Braun or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM MYERS | Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), Staff Assistant August 2020 - March 2021; Legislative… | ERVIN GRAVES STRATEGY GROUP, LLC | 19 | 20 | 2024–2025 |
| ASHLEY DAVIS | Professional Staff Member, Senator Mike Braun; Regional Director, Senator Todd Y… | THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| ALLISON FEIKES | Legislative Assistant, Senator Susan Collins; Legislative Assistant, Senator Mik… | FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC) | 1 | 2 | 2025–2025 |
| CATHARINE BAILEY | Legislative Director, Senator Mike Braun; Director of Governmental Affairs, Sena… | TILLOTSON ADVISORS LLC | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| GARRISON GRIFFIN | Chief of Staff for Representative Dale Strong in the U.S. House of Representativ… | FTI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 1 | 3 | 2025–2025 |
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Mike Braun is not scored: there is no usable voting record to rank against — either the vote and contribution records have not yet been matched to this member, or this is a non-voting delegate. This is the absence of a score, not a finding of low exposure.
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