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Laurel M. Lee

Republican · Representative, FL ·15

Laurel M. Lee is the Republican U.S. Representative (FL's 15th congressional district). The platform has 6 voting records on file (2023-2025) and 43 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
60 ELEVATED
Connection Density 20%
50 → 10
Donor Influence 15%
62 → 9
Silence Risk 25%
69 → 17
Contradiction Risk 25%
69 → 17
Intelligence Volume 15%
46 → 7
Constituency Deviation 0%
40 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+12
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 4.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 27.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median home value: $326,300
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 38.5
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 65.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 9.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $71,624
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population: 813,472
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 4 — Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) (2024) — failed, margin 57% Yes — 43% No (failed to meet 60% threshold)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 56 (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.13)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.15)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Amazon (fulfillment centers — Lakeland, Ruskin) (3500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Lakeland Regional Health (5000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Publix Super Markets (Lakeland HQ) (12500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Florida's 15th Congressional District encompasses the northeastern suburbs of Tampa, Florida, including parts of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polk counties. Home to approximately 813,472 constituents, the district is a majority-minority suburban district where White (non-Hispanic) residents form the largest group at 54.4%, with significant Hispanic (27.5%) and Black (14.3%)…
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Florida's 15th Congressional District encompasses the northeastern suburbs of Tampa, Florida, including parts of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polk counties. Home to approximately 813,472 constituents, the district is a majority-minority suburban district where White (non-Hispanic) residents form the largest group at 54.4%, with significant Hispanic (27.5%) and Black (14.3%) communities. The median household income is $71,624 — roughly double the $37,585 national median — with a 9.7% poverty rate. Homeownership is 65.4%, median home value is $326,300, and 33.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. The median age is 38.5, and the unemployment rate is 4.6%. Major employers include Publix Super Markets (Lakeland HQ), Lakeland Regional Health, Amazon fulfillment centers, and numerous healthcare and retail establishments. The district has a Cook PVI of R+12 and voted for Donald Trump by approximately 10 points in 2024. The DCCC has flagged Lee as potentially vulnerable in 2026 after Democrats flipped two state legislative seats in her district in March 2026. Lee won the 2022 general election with 58.5% of the vote.
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Voted yea on H.Con.Res. 14 (FY2025 Budget Resolution (Reconciliation Framework)) on 2025-02-25: Lee voted yea on the budget resolution that set the framework for the OBBBA reconciliation, requiring $1.5 trillion in mandatory savings. The CWA and AFL-CIO both opposed the resolution, stating it 'threatens the financial security and well-being of millions of American workers by prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy.'…
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Voted yea on H.Con.Res. 14 (FY2025 Budget Resolution (Reconciliation Framework)) on 2025-02-25: Lee voted yea on the budget resolution that set the framework for the OBBBA reconciliation, requiring $1.5 trillion in mandatory savings. The CWA and AFL-CIO both opposed the resolution, stating it 'threatens the financial security and well-being of millions of American workers by prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy.' Lee's vote was party-line. The resolution enabled the $1 trillion Medicaid cuts enacted in H.R. 1.
primary · 2025-02-25 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (119th Congress)) on 2025-01-07: Lee voted yea on mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes including shoplifting — the first bill signed into law in Trump's second term. The bill passed 264-159 with all 216 Republicans and 48 Democrats in support. Her district is 27.5% Hispanic with a significant immigrant community in the Tampa suburbs…
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Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (119th Congress)) on 2025-01-07: Lee voted yea on mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes including shoplifting — the first bill signed into law in Trump's second term. The bill passed 264-159 with all 216 Republicans and 48 Democrats in support. Her district is 27.5% Hispanic with a significant immigrant community in the Tampa suburbs, though at R+12 it is not competitive — making this a politically safe hardline vote. Lee's Florida Secretary of State background implementing SB 90 (voter ID law) is part of a broader pattern of restrictive governance under both the DeSantis and Trump-era GOP.
primary · 2025-01-07 ✓ Verified
AIPAC / United Democracy Project donor AIPAC is Laurel M. Lee's single largest PAC contributor, donating $29,880 through 44 payments in the 2024 cycle.
Rick Scott political_appointment Lee was appointed as a Hillsborough County Circuit Court Judge by then-Governor Rick Scott, serving from 2013–2019.
Quiver Quantitative financial_data_source Quiver Quantitative estimates Lee's net worth at $14.6 million and tracks her stock trades under the STOCK Act, including her purchase of TuHURA Biosciences…
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) legislative_vote Lee voted yea on H.R. 1 (OBBBA) in July 2025, which the CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to the deficit and cut approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid.
Donald Trump membership Lee was appointed to the bipartisan House task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July 2024.
Stand Tall For Kansas PAC donor $5,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00885731/
America'S Mountain PAC donor $5,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00883413/
Space Coast Leadership PAC donor $5,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00877506/
Great American Comeback donor $6,600 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00841148/
Highwater PAC donor $5,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00832568/
Circle The Wagons PAC donor $5,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00827881/
Florida Freedom Fund PAC donor $6,600 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00825430/
Be An American PAC donor $5,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00824938/
Dreamakers PAC donor $5,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00819102/
Field Of Dreams PAC donor $5,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00818542/
Mvl PAC donor $5,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00817338/
Leadership And Loyalty Only To America PAC donor $10,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00813063/
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
Conquering Cancer PAC donor $10,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00785014/
Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited (Cavu PAC) donor $5,000 to Laurel M. Lee's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00770701/
BillVoteDateAlignment
PROOF Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Yea 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
platform_vs_vote 90/100
Platform: "Lee positions herself as a fiscal conservative who 'strongly agrees' that government should cut spending to reduce the national debt. Her OnTheIssues profile states she strongly disagrees with income redistribution to…
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Lee positions herself as a fiscal conservative who 'strongly agrees' that government should cut spending to reduce the national debt. Her OnTheIssues profile states she strongly disagrees with income redistribution to lessen wealth inequality.
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Vote: on "Lee voted yea on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), in July 2025. The nonpartisan CBO…"
Lee campaigns as a fiscal conservative who demands deficit reduction, yet voted for the OBBBA — legislation the nonpartisan CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt over ten years while cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid. The AFL-CIO, which gave Lee a 9% score for 2025, opposed the bill for…
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Lee campaigns as a fiscal conservative who demands deficit reduction, yet voted for the OBBBA — legislation the nonpartisan CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt over ten years while cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid. The AFL-CIO, which gave Lee a 9% score for 2025, opposed the bill for 'devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs to provide tax-cuts to the rich.'
statement_vs_disclosure 60/100
Platform: "Lee campaigned on a platform of election integrity and served as Florida's chief elections officer as Secretary of State under DeSantis. During her tenure, Florida enacted SB 90, a restrictive voting law that the…
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Lee campaigned on a platform of election integrity and served as Florida's chief elections officer as Secretary of State under DeSantis. During her tenure, Florida enacted SB 90, a restrictive voting law that the League of Women Voters and civil rights groups challenged in federal court as voter suppression — restricting ballot drop boxes, tightening vote-by-mail ID requirements, and limiting voter registration drives.
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Vote: on "Lee voted yea on the 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act (debt ceiling deal). She joined 149…"
Lee ran Florida's 2020 election as Secretary of State — receiving gold stars for a smooth operation — then oversaw SB 90 restrictions that civil rights groups said suppressed votes. Her 2023 debt ceiling vote aligned her with the governing establishment, while her 'election integrity' brand aligns with the Trump base…
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Lee ran Florida's 2020 election as Secretary of State — receiving gold stars for a smooth operation — then oversaw SB 90 restrictions that civil rights groups said suppressed votes. Her 2023 debt ceiling vote aligned her with the governing establishment, while her 'election integrity' brand aligns with the Trump base — illustrating the cross-pressure between institutionalist governance and MAGA politics.
Last silence detection: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:13:44 GMT (via scheduled run)
other / unclassified
Congressional Leadership Fund, Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC, America'S First PAC, American Revival PAC, Mnm PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $6,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Asurion LLC Political Action Committee (Asurion PAC), The Mosaic Company PAC, Alticor Political Action Committee (Altipac), Direct Supply, Inc. Partners PAC (Dsi Partners PAC) (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024)) — interest…
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Asurion LLC Political Action Committee (Asurion PAC), The Mosaic Company PAC, Alticor Political Action Committee (Altipac), Direct Supply, Inc. Partners PAC (Dsi Partners PAC) (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
party committees
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC (amounts: $8,000 (2026)) — interest area: party committees
other candidates' committees
Huck PAC, Friends Of Community Oncology PAC, Vitoria PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
ideological & single-issue
Humane Society Legislative Fund PAC, Value In Electing Women PAC, Universal Music Group Political Action Committee, Animal Wellness Action PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
colleagues' leadership pacs
American Security PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, House Conservatives Fund, Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC, Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), Raptor PAC, First In Freedom PAC, Innovation PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, E-PAC…
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American Security PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, House Conservatives Fund, Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC, Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), Raptor PAC, First In Freedom PAC, Innovation PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, E-PAC, Defending American Values Everywhere Dave PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), Bacon PAC, Growing Our Own Dynamic Economy Now, Buckeye Liberty PAC, On Wisconsin PAC, Inc., Garcia PAC, Freedom Force PAC, Baker PAC, Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited (Cavu PAC), Leadership And Loyalty Only To America PAC, Mvl PAC, Field Of Dreams PAC, Dreamakers PAC, Be An American PAC, Florida Freedom Fund PAC, Circle The Wagons PAC, Highwater PAC, Great American Comeback, Space Coast Leadership PAC, America'S Mountain PAC, Stand Tall For Kansas PAC, Giving Us Security Political Action Committee (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,500 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $6,600 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $6,600 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $6,600 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
Swisher International Inc PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2024)
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
Stand Tall For Kansas PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
America'S Mountain PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Space Coast Leadership PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Great American Comeback Colleagues' leadership PACs $6,600 (2024)
Highwater PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Circle The Wagons PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Florida Freedom Fund PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $6,600 (2024)
Be An American PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Dreamakers PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Field Of Dreams PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Mvl PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Leadership And Loyalty Only To America PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2024)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Reproductive Rights / Abortion Access 76 25 65
Healthcare Access and Prescription Drug Costs 78 45 45
Social Security and Medicare Solvency 80 55 45
Hurricane/Disaster Preparedness and Insurance Affordability 90 60 40
Energy Costs, Environment, and Water Quality 68 65 35
Jobs, Workforce, and Small Business 75 70 30
Israel, Foreign Policy, and Defense 65 78 22
Taxes and Cost of Living / Inflation 82 80 20
Crime, Public Safety, and Law Enforcement 74 82 18
Election Integrity and Voting Rules 62 85 15
Education and Parental Rights 70 85 15
Border Security and Immigration Enforcement 88 85 15
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.
$6.8BDonor Contributions
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Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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