Mike Levin
Representative · D-CA-49
OverviewMoney & Influence
8 former staff now lobby Levin's office.
Former employees have moved to lobbying firms connected to this member's work.
$984K raised$379 avg donation81% from CA8 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
8 former staff now work as lobbyists
Multiple former employees have moved to lobbying firms, 6 with high-confidence matches.
53% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
81% of donations come from CA
The majority of funding comes from within the member's home state.
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 — Mike Levin'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.
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.
07
🗳️
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
Top individual donor: Little, William from NY ($15K). Education is the largest PAC sector at $279K from 82 PACs.
Industry PACs
$849KWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$744KHow much power this member brokers
Elect More Democrats Pac
Raised: $224KSpent: $221K
Elect More Democrats Pac
Raised: $151KSpent: $148K
Elect More Democrats Pac
Raised: $247KSpent: $221K
Elect More Democrats Pac
Raised: $121KSpent: $119K
Top Individual Donors
$5.6MNamed people writing checks
Little, William↗$15K
NY · Not Employed · 5xHorgan, Lara↗$14K
CA · Not Employed · 5xCA · Not Employed · 4x
Hood, Sally↗$14K
CA · Not Employed · 5xBaker, Brenda↗$14K
CA · Not Employed · 7xMccanne, Don↗$14K
CA · Not Employed · 4x
Levin
Committee assignments
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Congress
626
Economics and Public Finance
574
Armed Forces and National Security
366
International Affairs
252
Government Operations and Politics
223
Crime and Law Enforcement
160
The Revolving Door
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.