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Tim Walberg

Republican · Representative, MI ·5

Tim Walberg is the Republican U.S. Representative (MI's 5th congressional district). The platform has 8 voting records on file (2008-2024) and 53 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
46 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
29 → 6
Donor Influence 15%
67 → 10
Silence Risk 25%
31 → 8
Contradiction Risk 25%
40 → 10
Intelligence Volume 15%
69 → 10
Constituency Deviation 0%
21 → 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.
Walberg's stated rationale for his October 3 Nay, as reported by WILX News: (1) 'Does the bill hold the ones accountable who brought on the problem? The answer is no.' (2) 'Does the bill punish the ones who did not bring on the problem—i.e., the taxpayers—and the answer is yes.' (3) 'Does the bill do anything to keep this from happening again? The answer is no.' His office stated he was 'besieged by constituents to…
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Walberg's stated rationale for his October 3 Nay, as reported by WILX News: (1) 'Does the bill hold the ones accountable who brought on the problem? The answer is no.' (2) 'Does the bill punish the ones who did not bring on the problem—i.e., the taxpayers—and the answer is yes.' (3) 'Does the bill do anything to keep this from happening again? The answer is no.' His office stated he was 'besieged by constituents to vote this bill down.'
primary · 2008-10-03 ✓ Verified
The Club for Growth invested over $1 million in the 2006 Republican primary to help Walberg defeat moderate incumbent Rep. Joe Schwarz. Walberg subsequently received an 80% Club for Growth score for the 2008 session—the highest among Michigan's nine Republican House members and 8.1 points above the national GOP average of 71.9%.
secondary · 2006-2010 ✓ Verified
The Club for Growth explicitly warned lawmakers on September 29-30, 2008 that it would count a vote in favor of TARP against them in its 2008 congressional scorecard. The TARP vote was weighted at 8 points—the highest weight assigned to any vote—with the 'pro-growth' position being Nay. The Oakland Press reported that 'Club for Growth is viewed with apprehension by many Republicans because it has been known to…
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The Club for Growth explicitly warned lawmakers on September 29-30, 2008 that it would count a vote in favor of TARP against them in its 2008 congressional scorecard. The TARP vote was weighted at 8 points—the highest weight assigned to any vote—with the 'pro-growth' position being Nay. The Oakland Press reported that 'Club for Growth is viewed with apprehension by many Republicans because it has been known to support challengers running against GOP incumbents.'
primary · 2008-09-30 ✓ Verified
Walberg voted NAY on Roll Call 681 (H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008—final TARP authorization) on October 3, 2008. Vote Smart's national key-vote tracker records 'Tim Walberg voted Nay (Concurrence Vote).' WILX News same-day reporting confirms 'Two of those nay votes came from local congressmen. Basically, Republicans Tim Walberg and Mike Rogers felt this plan was worse than the last one.'…
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Walberg voted NAY on Roll Call 681 (H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008—final TARP authorization) on October 3, 2008. Vote Smart's national key-vote tracker records 'Tim Walberg voted Nay (Concurrence Vote).' WILX News same-day reporting confirms 'Two of those nay votes came from local congressmen. Basically, Republicans Tim Walberg and Mike Rogers felt this plan was worse than the last one.' The bill passed 263-171 with Republicans split 91-108 against.
primary · 2008-10-03 ✓ Verified
Walberg voted NAY on Roll Call 674 (H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) on September 29, 2008. The clerk's official record shows the vote failed 205-228 with Republicans voting 65-133 against. Walberg was among the 133 Republican Nays. The prior 'nay_unverified' designation is superseded by primary evidence.
primary · 2008-09-29 ✓ Verified
H.R. 1 had zero path to enactment: the Democratic-controlled Senate never took it up, and President Biden had issued a Statement of Administration Policy threatening a veto. Walberg's August 2023 call for the Senate to vote on H.R. 1 occurred five months after the symbolic House passage, underscoring the bill's messaging function.
secondary · 2023-08-16 ✓ Verified
Corrigan Oil, a Michigan-based petroleum distributor and convenience store operator, contributed $11,600 to Walberg in the 2023-2024 cycle. H.R. 1 mandated additional oil and gas lease sales and eliminated restrictions on import/export of oil and natural gas — provisions that directly benefited fuel distributors like Corrigan Oil.
secondary · 2024-12-31 ✓ Verified
DTE Energy ($16,624) and CMS Energy ($11,021) were Walberg's #2 and #9 top 2023-2024 contributors respectively per OpenSecrets. Both are Michigan-based electric and natural gas utilities whose ratepayers include Walberg's own constituents, and both directly benefited from H.R. 1's reduced royalties on energy production and repealed methane emissions charge.
primary · 2024-12-31 ✓ Verified
Walberg served on the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy in the 118th Congress, giving him direct legislative jurisdiction over oil, gas, and electric utility sectors that contributed $143,313 to his 2023-2024 campaign via the Oil & Gas and Electric Utilities industry categories.
primary · 2023-01-01 ✓ Verified
Walberg embedded his own Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security (PIPES) Act into H.R. 1. Section 10008 of the Lower Energy Costs Act prohibited the president from revoking cross-border pipeline permits without congressional approval — a provision directly designed to protect Michigan's Line 5 pipeline, which supplies 55% of the state's propane and approximately 320,000 Michigan households rely on…
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Walberg embedded his own Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security (PIPES) Act into H.R. 1. Section 10008 of the Lower Energy Costs Act prohibited the president from revoking cross-border pipeline permits without congressional approval — a provision directly designed to protect Michigan's Line 5 pipeline, which supplies 55% of the state's propane and approximately 320,000 Michigan households rely on for home heating.
primary · 2023-03-30 ✓ Verified
Walberg voted YEA on Roll Call 182 (H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act) on March 30, 2023. The official House Clerk roll confirms passage 225–204 with 221 Republicans supporting and only Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) opposing. The prior 'yea_unverified' designation is superseded by primary evidence.
primary · 2023-03-30 ✓ Verified
Walberg's 2022 district (MI-07) had a 7.8% poverty rate and median household income of $70,618, with Michigan's uninsured rate having dropped from 11% in 2013 to 4.5% by 2024 largely due to ACA subsidies that the IRA extended through 2025—meaning Walberg voted against preserving enhanced health insurance subsidies for low- and moderate-income constituents in his own district.
secondary · 2022-08-12 ✓ Verified
The Club for Growth—Walberg's career top donor at $396,445—issued a key vote alert on August 5, 2022 urging all members to vote against the IRA; Walberg has voted with the Club for Growth on 94.1% of key votes over his career (16 of 17 votes through 2007), making his IRA opposition ideologically consistent with a 15-year pattern rather than a donor-driven deviation.
secondary · 2022-08-05 ✓ Verified
Consumers Energy (CMS Energy), Walberg's #3 career donor at $150,091 and the largest employer in his district (9,000 employees), stood to save an estimated $60 million on solar investments by 2040 under the IRA's clean energy provisions—meaning Walberg voted against a bill that would materially benefit both his top donor and his district's largest employer.
secondary · 2022-10-31 ✓ Verified
Walberg's combined energy-sector donations from Electric Utilities ($76,663) and Oil & Gas ($66,650) in the 2023-2024 cycle totaled $143,313—the largest energy-sector donor haul of any Michigan House member—while his career top energy donors include CMS Energy ($150,091) and DTE Energy ($135,696), both of which are Michigan-based utilities regulated by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on which Walberg serves.
secondary · 2024-12-31 ✓ Verified
Walberg published a statement on his official House website calling the IRA the 'Inflation Expansion Act' and asserting it 'will raise taxes and make life even more unaffordable for Michigan families,' using language closely aligned with the Club for Growth's August 5, 2022 key vote alert that called it the 'Fake-Inflation Reduction Act.'
primary · 2022-08-12 ✓ Verified
Tim Walberg voted Nay on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Roll Call 420, August 12, 2022—the bill passed 220-207 with all 220 Democrats voting Yea and all 207 voting Republicans voting Nay; Walberg was among the 207 Republican opponents.
primary · 2022-08-12 ✓ Verified
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 79.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 7.8%
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Mike Rogers legislative_alignment Both voted Nay on final TARP authorization (H.R. 1424) on October 3, 2008; WILX reported both as 'local congressmen' voting no
House Energy and Commerce Committee committee_jurisdiction Walberg served on Subcommittee on Energy in 118th Congress; committee regulates energy sectors that donated $143,313 to his campaign
AIPAC / United Democracy Project donor PAC channeled $60,656 between April 2022 and August 2025; top 2023-2024 contributor at $28,950; Walberg voted yea on H.R. 8034 ($26.38B Israel security aid)…
Insured Retirement Institute PAC (Iri PAC) donor $7,500 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00490474/
Teachers Insurance Annuity Association Of America PAC (Tiaa PAC) donor $10,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00431361/
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Financial & Investments Political Action Committee donor $10,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00406215/
Itc Holdings Corp. PAC (Itc PAC) donor $6,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00388462/
American Association Of Nurse Practitioners Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00358903/
Independent Electrical Contractors PAC donor $5,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00332031/
The Home Depot Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00284885/
National Roofing Contractors Association Roof PAC donor $7,500 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00244863/
Koch Industries, Inc. PAC (Kochpac) donor $10,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00236489/
American Council Of Life Insurers PAC donor $7,500 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147066/
The Boeing Company PAC donor $7,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00142711/
Principal Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00128918/
Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committe donor $5,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00127779/
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company PAC donor $7,500 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00118943/
Valero Energy Corporation PAC donor $5,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109546/
Investment Company Institute PAC donor $7,500 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00105981/
Delta Air Lines Political Action Committee donor $10,000 to Tim Walberg's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00104802/
BillVoteDateAlignment
PROOF Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… 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
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… 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
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
Local Access to Courts Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "In December 2008, Walberg said he would have reluctantly supported the $14 billion auto industry bailout, stating while recuperating from surgery: 'This is only a stop-gap for the inevitable, which is the decline of…
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In December 2008, Walberg said he would have reluctantly supported the $14 billion auto industry bailout, stating while recuperating from surgery: 'This is only a stop-gap for the inevitable, which is the decline of the domestic automakers unless we can get competitive.'
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Vote: on "During a 2010 debate, Walberg repeatedly refused to answer whether he would have voted for the…"
[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] In 2008, Walberg told an MLive reporter he would have reluctantly voted for the auto bailout, but by 2010 and 2012 he refused to answer the same question, dodging it during debates. His district includes auto-dependent manufacturing communities in southern…
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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] In 2008, Walberg told an MLive reporter he would have reluctantly voted for the auto bailout, but by 2010 and 2012 he refused to answer the same question, dodging it during debates. His district includes auto-dependent manufacturing communities in southern Michigan where the bailout directly affected constituents. This is a position reversal on the same policy question — the 2008 auto industry rescue package — from supportive to non-committal, coinciding with his primary challenge from the right after losing his seat.
Last silence detection: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:01:40 GMT (via scheduled run)
other / unclassified
National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (, American Bakers Association American Bakers PAC, American Benefits Council PAC, Maryland Association For Concerned Citizens Political Action Committee, Venable PAC…
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National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (, American Bakers Association American Bakers PAC, American Benefits Council PAC, Maryland Association For Concerned Citizens Political Action Committee, Venable PAC (Ven-PAC), USA Farmworker PAC, Fraternity & Sorority PAC, Insured Retirement Institute PAC (Iri PAC), Gec Political Action Committee (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
other candidates' committees
Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Alticor Political Action Committee (Altipac), Adtalem Global Education Inc Political Action Committee, Duane Morris Government Committee, Itc Holdings Corp. PAC (Itc PAC), Calportland Company Political Action Committee (Cpcc-PAC), Western Alliance Of…
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Alticor Political Action Committee (Altipac), Adtalem Global Education Inc Political Action Committee, Duane Morris Government Committee, Itc Holdings Corp. PAC (Itc PAC), Calportland Company Political Action Committee (Cpcc-PAC), Western Alliance Of Farmworker Advocates PAC, Empower Retirement LLC Political Action Committee ('Empower PAC'), Slm Corporation PAC (Sallie Mae PAC), Bradford White Corporation PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
colleagues' leadership pacs
Cmr Political Action Committee, Truth Is Markets Work Fund A/K/A Tim W Fund, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, In The Arena PAC, New Sheriff PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area…
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Cmr Political Action Committee, Truth Is Markets Work Fund A/K/A Tim W Fund, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, In The Arena PAC, New Sheriff PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
Gec Political Action Committee Education $5,000 (2026)
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $6,000 (2024)
New Sheriff PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Doordash Inc. Political Action Committee (Dashpac) Technology $5,000 (2026)
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2024)
Usana Health Sciences, Inc PAC Health care & pharma $5,500 (2026)
Bradford White Corporation PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
In The Arena PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Slm Corporation PAC (Sallie Mae PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
Charter Schools Action PAC Telecom & media $5,000 (2026)
Empower Retirement LLC Political Action Committee ('Empower PAC') Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $7,500 (2026)
Schneider National Inc., Transpac Transportation & auto $5,000 (2026)
Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Toyota Motor North America, Inc PAC (Toyota/Lexus PAC) Transportation & auto $5,000 (2024)
National Association Of Manufacturers PAC (Nam-PAC) Retail & consumer $5,000 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Social Security and Medicare 62 55 45
Healthcare Access and Rural Health 72 60 35
Manufacturing and Trade 85 75 25
Federal Disaster Assistance 65 75 25
Agricultural Policy and Bioenergy 88 80 20
Energy Independence and Domestic Production 68 80 20
Second Amendment Rights 78 85 15
Veterans Affairs and Military Support 70 85 15
Ukraine and Foreign Aid 58 85 15
Tax Policy and Fiscal Conservatism 80 85 15
Education and Parental Rights 75 85 15
Immigration and Border Security 82 90 10
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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.
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Calculation Methodology

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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.

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