Raja Krishnamoorthi
Representative · D-IL-8
OverviewMoney & Influence
9 former staff now lobby Krishnamoorthi's office.
Former employees have moved to lobbying firms connected to this member's work.
$1.1M raised$758 avg donation47% from IL9 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
9 former staff now work as lobbyists
Multiple former employees have moved to lobbying firms, 8 with high-confidence matches.
53% of donations come from outside IL
More than half of funding comes from out-of-state donors.
77% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
Low committee-donor overlap
PAC funding shows minimal connection to industries regulated by this member's committee.
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 — Raja Krishnamoorthi's office.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
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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
Labor is the largest PAC sector at $455K from 170 PACs.
Industry PACs
$1.4MWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$2.2MHow much power this member brokers
Reviving American Jobs Again Pac
Raised: $642KSpent: $595K
Reviving American Jobs Again Pac
Raised: $857KSpent: $725K
Reviving American Jobs Again Pac
Raised: $258KSpent: $260K
Reviving American Jobs Again Pac
Raised: $215KSpent: $232K
Reviving American Jobs Again Pac
Raised: $254KSpent: $231K
Top Individual Donors
$10.7MNamed people writing checks
Hugh, Elizabeth↗$17K
IL · Not Employed · 5xIL · Alvarez And Associates · 4x
GA · Dla Piper · 4x
IL · Not Employed · 5x
Devaney, Mark↗$14K
IL · Entrepreneur · 5xMA · Neonet Capital Llc · 4x
Krishnamoorthi
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Congress
902
Economics and Public Finance
649
Armed Forces and National Security
468
Government Operations and Politics
313
International Affairs
290
Finance and Financial Sector
204
The Revolving Door
Jacob J. Hochberg — legislative director → Venture Government Strategies, Llc (fka Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, Llc)↗(41 filings)
Kevin R. O'connor — part-time employee → International Association Of Fire Fighters; R&r Partners, Inc.↗(41 filings)
Connor W. Hamburg — legislative assistant → Nutrien Us Llc (formerly Known As Agrium U.s. Inc.) (a Nutrien Ltd Subsidiary).; Renewable Fuels Association; National Corn Growers Assn↗(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.