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Institutional context

This member's profile: LOW β€” 2.7% of PAC dollars from tagged committees.

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Michael Baumgartner

Rep. WA-5

Principal committee C00870758 Β· Schedule A β†’

LOW

PAC dependency

2.7%

Share of PAC dollars from tagged committees (2024 cycle).

Tagged / total PAC

$10,000 / $374,272

Numerator and denominator for the dependency ratio β€” every line links to FEC.

Peer context

More PAC-dependent on tagged committees than 84% of House colleagues.

Tagged committeeFEC IDAmountSource
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670$10,000Receipts Β· Committee

Score rule: influence_formula_v1

Tagged PAC Schedule B disbursements to this member

Itemized spender-side ledger from tagged committees (2024 cycle) β€” complements PAS2 contribution totals above.All PAC spending β†’

DateAmountCommitteePayee / recipientEmployer / occupationAddressTypeCandidateFEC
2024-10-25$5,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEECONTRIBUTION TO COMMITTEEβ€”PO BOX 8508 Β· SPOKANE, WA, 99203CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATEDBAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL MR.H4WA05234PDF
2024-10-25$5,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEPRIMARY 2024 DEBT RETIREMENTβ€”PO BOX 8508 Β· SPOKANE, WA, 99203CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATEDBAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL MR.H4WA05234PDF
2024-10-30$250American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF PHILIP ROBERTSMemo: EARMARK OF PHILIP ROBERTS. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 8508 Β· SPOKANE, WA, 99203β€”BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL MR.H4WA05234PDF
2024-10-30$10American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF TIMOTHY NYEMemo: EARMARK OF TIMOTHY NYE. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 8508 Β· SPOKANE, WA, 99203β€”BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL MR.H4WA05234PDF

Margin test

Tagged PAC $10,000 Β· 2024 general margin 84,545 votes (0.12Γ—)

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives β†’

Post–Oct 7 delta

PAC dependency ratio before vs after 7 Oct 2023 (PAS2 transaction dates, 2024 cycle).

0.0%

Pre–Oct 7

2.7%

Post–Oct 7

+2.7pp

Change

Influence stack

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Default ON: direct PAC + documented IE. LDA and FARA live in separate sections β€” we never merge buckets.

  • Direct PACOn

    Objective

    FEC committee β†’ candidate contributions (PAS2 bulk). Default ON.

  • LDA lobbying

    Fuzzy match

    Lobbying Disclosure Act filings β€” confidence-scored member links. Separate bucket.

    Open β†’
  • FARA foreign gov

    Separate tab

    Foreign-agent registration spend β€” never merged with domestic PAC totals.

    Open β†’

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Michael Baumgartner

Rep. WA-5

2.7%

PAC dependency

LOW

$10,000 tagged Β· $374,272 total PAC

Editorial severity from public records. Correlation β‰  causation. Every dollar links to FEC.

Influence breakdown

PAC dependency3
Committee relevance (Israel/aid/arming)25

Influence Mixer

Change my mind

Sliders re-weight the editorial composite for Michael Baumgartner. Facts do not change β€” only the formula mix. Top-level split stays 55% electoral / 45% legislative.

Live composite

37

LOW

Severity is an editorial composite from public records.See the math β†’