Nicholas J. Begich III
Representative · R-AK-0
OverviewMoney & Influence
29% of PAC money comes from industries Begich's committee regulates.
A significant share of funding is tied to this member's legislative authority.
$567K raised$116 avg donation47% from AK3 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
53% of donations come from outside AK
More than half of funding comes from out-of-state donors.
3 former staff now work as lobbyists
Former employees have transitioned to the lobbying industry.
29% of PAC money comes from regulated industries
Some funding comes from industries within this member's committee jurisdiction.
47% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
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How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
How It Works
The Influence Pipeline
How money flows to — and through — Nicholas J. Begich III's office.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
02
The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
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The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
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The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
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🗳️
The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
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The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
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The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
The cycle repeats.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
02
The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
03
The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
04
⚖️
The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
05
🚪
The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
06
📋
The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
07
🗳️
The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
The cycle repeats.
Follow the Money
Political is the largest PAC sector at $81K from 66 PACs.
Industry PACs
$238KWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$74KHow much power this member brokers
Top Individual Donors
$2.7MNamed people writing checks
Nicolos, Tom↗$13K
AK · 36xMoody, Daryl↗$13K
GA · Church · 28xOdom, William L↗$13K
AK · Odom Corp · 4xHall, Jess↗$12K
AK · Hall Quality Homes · 4xLindsey, Tammi↗$11K
AK · 7xHinger, Cristin↗$11K
AK · 4x
Begich
Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Congress
113
Economics and Public Finance
52
Energy
32
Armed Forces and National Security
31
Crime and Law Enforcement
24
Public Lands and Natural Resources
24
The Revolving Door
Ashley J. Smith — director of operations → Torrey Advisory Group (formerly Michael Torrey Associates, Llc); American Clean Power Association↗(28 filings)
Deep Dive
How we built this & what it doesn't prove
- • Donor data from FEC filings (9.47M individual contributions)
- • Voting records from Congress.gov roll call data
- • Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings
- • Staff employment from House disbursement records
Correlation between donations and votes does not prove causation. Members may vote in alignment with donors because they share genuine policy beliefs, not because of financial influence. We present the connections — you decide what they mean.