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Randy K. Sr. Weber

Republican · Representative, TX ·14

Randy K. Sr. Weber is the Republican U.S. Representative (TX's 14th congressional district). The platform has 9 voting records on file (2021-2026) and 71 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
68 ELEVATED
Connection Density 20%
63 → 13
Donor Influence 15%
34 → 5
Silence Risk 25%
48 → 12
Contradiction Risk 25%
95 → 24
Intelligence Volume 15%
84 → 13
Constituency Deviation 0%
34 → 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.
He was elected to the U.S. House in 2012 and sworn in on January 3, 2013, representing TX-14.
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He earned a B.S. in General Studies from the University of Houston–Clear Lake in 1977.
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Randy Weber was born on July 2, 1953, in Pearland, Texas.
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He was one of the first members of Congress to call for the impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen (2016).
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Weber voted against certifying the 2020 electoral college results for Pennsylvania and Arizona on January 6, 2021.
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He made headlines in 2019 for comparing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to a 'drunken sailor.'
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In 2015, Weber published a tweet comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler, for which he later apologized.
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Weber is a member of the House Freedom Caucus and the Republican Study Committee.
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He served on the Pearland City Council from 1990 to 1996.
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He serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, including the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security.
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Before entering politics, Weber owned and operated Weber's Air & Heat, an air conditioning company.
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Weber was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013.
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Drives alone to work: 81.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 25.9 minutes
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 38.1
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 5.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English language at home: 20.3% of households (Spanish: 121,863 households; Vietnamese: 6,263)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 9.67% (75.2k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 94.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American population share: 15.5% (118k)
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Congressional interaction On May 14, 2025, during House Energy and Commerce Committee markup, Weber interrupted Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's line of questioning about miscarriage exemptions…
House Energy and Commerce Committee Committee assignment Weber serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and chaired the markup where he interrupted AOC's questions on May 14, 2025.
ExxonMobil employment ExxonMobil is the top employer in Weber's TX-14 district (Beaumont refinery and chemical complex, 7000 employees).
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Voting record supporter Weber voted to mandate ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft (Laken Riley Act, Jan 2025), voted to fund DHS/ICE, and his newsletter…
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
Phillips 66 PAC donor $7,500 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00513549/
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac) donor $10,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00496307/
Cheniere Energy Inc. PAC donor $7,500 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00430157/
Charter Communications Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00426775/
American Chemistry Council PAC donor $6,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00252338/
Koch Industries, Inc. PAC (Kochpac) donor $5,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00236489/
Oneok Employees PAC donor $5,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00215384/
Health Care Service Corporation Employees PAC donor $5,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00199711/
Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC) donor $7,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00121368/
Valero Energy Corporation PAC donor $10,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109546/
Employees Of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PAC donor $10,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097568/
National Association Of Realtors PAC donor $5,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
American Optometric Association PAC donor $5,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
National Association Of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) donor $5,000 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009985/
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee For Rural Electrification (A... donor $7,500 to Randy K. Weber, Sr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
BillVoteDateAlignment
PROOF 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
Ratepayer Protection Act 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
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Nay 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 Nay 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Yea 2026-09-03 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act 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
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
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Local Access to Courts Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
statement_vs_disclosure 90/100
Platform: "In his e-newsletter following the OBBB, Weber rejected the claim that the bill 'increases the deficit' as 'fear-mongering from the same so-called experts who missed the mark on Obamacare.' He wrote: 'Our bill makes…
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In his e-newsletter following the OBBB, Weber rejected the claim that the bill 'increases the deficit' as 'fear-mongering from the same so-called experts who missed the mark on Obamacare.' He wrote: 'Our bill makes those tax cuts permanent, giving certainty to families and small businesses. The bill also includes historic spending cuts, driving down the deficit against the baseline that reflects current expectations — not fantasy projections.' His newsletter concluded: 'this bill cuts spending, preserves tax relief, and gets Washington out of the way.'
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Vote: on "The Congressional Budget Office projected the OBBB would add approximately $3-4 trillion to the…"
Weber's official newsletter rejected as 'fear-mongering' the claim that the OBBB increases the deficit, while the CBO — a nonpartisan agency — projected it would add $3-4 trillion to the national debt. Weber claimed the bill 'cuts spending' using baseline scoring assumptions that assumed unrealistically high economic…
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Weber's official newsletter rejected as 'fear-mongering' the claim that the OBBB increases the deficit, while the CBO — a nonpartisan agency — projected it would add $3-4 trillion to the national debt. Weber claimed the bill 'cuts spending' using baseline scoring assumptions that assumed unrealistically high economic growth of 2.6%, dismissing CBO projections as 'fantasy.' His framing that the bill is deficit-reducing is contradicted by CBO and CRFB analyses.
platform_vs_vote 90/100
Platform: "In April 2014, Weber was named an ACU Conservative and stated: 'I am proud to be a strong Texas Conservative voice in Washington. I will continue to fight for smaller government, a balanced budget, lower taxes, and…
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In April 2014, Weber was named an ACU Conservative and stated: 'I am proud to be a strong Texas Conservative voice in Washington. I will continue to fight for smaller government, a balanced budget, lower taxes, and less government intrusion in our lives.' In his 2012 campaign, he pledged to 'cut, cap and balance the budget.' The Galveston County Daily News published a guest commentary in September 2021 calling Weber 'Congress' fiercest champion of fiscal responsibility.'
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Vote: on "Weber voted Yea on the OBBB on July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190), celebrating it as delivering 'the…"
Weber campaigned for a decade on fiscal conservatism: he branded himself a champion of 'smaller government, a balanced budget, lower taxes,' called for 'cut, cap and balance,' signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, and was called 'Congress' fiercest champion of fiscal responsibility.' He then voted for the OBBB…
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Weber campaigned for a decade on fiscal conservatism: he branded himself a champion of 'smaller government, a balanced budget, lower taxes,' called for 'cut, cap and balance,' signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, and was called 'Congress' fiercest champion of fiscal responsibility.' He then voted for the OBBB, which the CBO found would add trillions to the deficit. The contradiction between his public fiscal conservatism and his vote for deficit-expanding legislation is stark.
reversal 90/100
Platform: "On January 12, 2015, Weber tweeted: 'Even Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris. (For all the wrong reasons.) Obama couldn't do it for right reasons.' The tweet compared President Obama…
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On January 12, 2015, Weber tweeted: 'Even Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris. (For all the wrong reasons.) Obama couldn't do it for right reasons.' The tweet compared President Obama unfavorably to Hitler. The World Jewish Congress called the reference 'in very bad taste' and called on Weber to apologize.
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Vote: on "Weber deleted the tweet and apologized, stating his 'intention was not to trivialize the Holocaust…"
Weber, in his own words, compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler and called him a 'socialistic dictator.' He later apologized after widespread condemnation, including from the World Jewish Congress. The comments — from a congressman who succeeded Ron Paul on an anti-authoritarian platform — represent a significant…
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Weber, in his own words, compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler and called him a 'socialistic dictator.' He later apologized after widespread condemnation, including from the World Jewish Congress. The comments — from a congressman who succeeded Ron Paul on an anti-authoritarian platform — represent a significant rhetorical extremism that he later disavowed under political pressure.
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "On May 14, 2025, during a 3 a.m. House Energy and Commerce Committee markup, Weber interrupted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's questions about whether women experiencing miscarriages would face Medicaid work…
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On May 14, 2025, during a 3 a.m. House Energy and Commerce Committee markup, Weber interrupted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's questions about whether women experiencing miscarriages would face Medicaid work requirements. Weber reclaimed his time and told AOC: 'We'd like you to address the Republicans and let's have a dialogue this way and not to a camera.' AOC responded that she was addressing '13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen' including residents of Republican districts where '25 percent of your constituents are on Medicaid, 40 percent of your constituents are on Medicaid.' Weber then repeatedly interjected that he was reclaiming his time.
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Vote: on "The GOP counsel later confirmed that under the OBBB's work requirements, women who experience…"
[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Weber cut off AOC's questioning about whether women experiencing miscarriages would need to work to maintain Medicaid coverage — insisting she 'address the Republicans' instead of the cameras. The GOP counsel later confirmed that under the OBBB…
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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Weber cut off AOC's questioning about whether women experiencing miscarriages would need to work to maintain Medicaid coverage — insisting she 'address the Republicans' instead of the cameras. The GOP counsel later confirmed that under the OBBB, miscarriage patients would indeed face work requirements. Weber voted for a bill that his own party's counsel confirmed would require women who miscarried to work or lose health coverage.
Last silence detection: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:08:49 GMT (via scheduled run)
In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in TX-14
4423d silent
Expected position: As the representative of a district encompassing the entire Texas Gulf Coast from the Louisiana border through Galveston, Weber would be expected to hold in-person town halls to engage constituents on hurricane protection (Ike Dike), port…
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Expected position: As the representative of a district encompassing the entire Texas Gulf Coast from the Louisiana border through Galveston, Weber would be expected to hold in-person town halls to engage constituents on hurricane protection (Ike Dike), port infrastructure, the OBBB's healthcare and SNAP cuts, DOGE-related job losses, and Medicaid work requirements. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: The last in-person Galveston County town hall confirmed on Weber's website was in March 2013 — his first months in office. The Galveston County Daily News documented Weber's telephone town halls as a 'dodge' where questions were screened by handlers, selected for softball content, and hostile questions were ignored. A constituent letter to the editor stated: 'The last in-person Galveston County town hall I could find on Rep. Weber's website was in March 2013.' Weber's staff maintained he was accessible via telephone town hall and district office appointments but did not schedule open-floor, in-person public forums. During this same period, Weber was actively issuing press releases on border security, energy policy, and government funding legislation. Primary URL: https://www.galvnews.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/randy-weber-should-sit-down-with-the-folks-back-home/article_a0401dd5-862e-5867-ad1a-8beae9c1115d.html
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Trinity Industries Employee Political Action Committee (Sf) Inc., Enbridge (U.S.) Inc. PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
other candidates' committees
Friends Of Community Oncology PAC, Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
colleagues' leadership pacs
Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Cmr Political Action Committee, Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), Patriots In Action, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, In The Arena PAC, Honor Courage Commitment PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)…
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Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Cmr Political Action Committee, Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), Patriots In Action, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, In The Arena PAC, Honor Courage Commitment PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
party committees
House Freedom Fund (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: party committees
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2026)
Honor Courage Commitment PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
In The Arena PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
One Gas Inc PAC Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2026)
House Freedom Fund Party committees $5,000 (2024)
Patriots In Action Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Phillips 66 PAC Oil, gas & mining $7,500 (2026)
Enterprise Products Partners, Lp PAC Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2024)
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac) Oil, gas & mining $10,000 (2026)
Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac) Colleagues' leadership PACs $7,500 (2026)
Cmr Political Action Committee Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Eye Of The Tiger PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2024)
Huck PAC Other candidates' committees $5,000 (2024)
Cheniere Energy Inc. PAC Oil, gas & mining $7,500 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Healthcare Costs & Medicare/Medicaid 78 45 55
Government Spending & Debt Reduction 82 55 45
Trade & Ports (Houston Ship Channel) 74 60 40
Defense & Military Installations 70 65 35
Hurricane/Flood Disaster Relief & Infrastructure 88 70 30
Education & School Choice 68 75 25
Small Business & Regulatory Relief 75 85 15
Agriculture & Farm Policy 72 90 10
Taxes & Economic Growth 85 90 10
Energy Production & Gulf Coast Oil/Gas 90 92 8
Election Integrity & Voter ID 80 95 5
Border Security & Immigration Enforcement 92 95 5
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 2 elected officials hold documented connections.
$3.7BDonor Contributions
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0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
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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