Claudia Tenney
Representative · R-NY-24
OverviewMoney & Influence
68% of Tenney's money comes from outside NY.
The majority of funding comes from donors who cannot vote for this member.
$1.1M raised$108 avg donation32% from NY9 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
9 former staff now work as lobbyists
Multiple former employees have moved to lobbying firms, 7 with high-confidence matches.
68% of donations come from outside NY
More than half of funding comes from out-of-state donors.
22% of PAC money comes from regulated industries
Some funding comes from industries within this member's committee jurisdiction.
53% 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 — Claudia Tenney'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
Top individual donor: Winred Earmarks from VA ($66K). Finance is the largest PAC sector at $438K from 245 PACs.
Industry PACs
$974KWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$865KHow much power this member brokers
Tenacious Pac
Raised: $235KSpent: $146K
Tenacious Pac
Raised: $163KSpent: $164K
Tenacious Pac
Raised: $147KSpent: $133K
Tenacious Pac
Raised: $79KSpent: $131K
Tenacious Pac
Raised: $241KSpent: $178K
Top Individual Donors
$1.7MNamed people writing checks
Winred Earmarks↗$66K
VA · 4xNY · Blackstone · 4x
NY · 4x
CA · Novogradac Company Llp · 4x
NY · St. Pauly Textile Inc · 3x
Textor, Donald↗$17K
NY · 2x
Tenney
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Science, Space, and Technology
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Congress
711
Economics and Public Finance
444
Armed Forces and National Security
381
Government Operations and Politics
273
International Affairs
231
Crime and Law Enforcement
171
The Revolving Door
Daniel P. Martini — constituent services represent → Bank Of America Corporation; Nfib (national Federation Of Independent Business); American Bankers Association↗(28 filings)
Ryan A. Rusbuldt — legislative director → National Association Of Realtors; National Association Of Realtors↗(19 filings)
Robert P. Simpson — legislative director → Longbow Public Policy Group, Llc; Siff & Associates Pllc↗(18 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.