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Institutional context

This member's profile: MODERATE β€” 1.1% of PAC dollars from tagged committees; 30.8% on pinned Israel/aid votes since 2024.

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Brad Finstad

Rep. MN-1

MODERATE

PAC dependency

1.1%

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

Tagged / total PAC

$10,010 / $873,354

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

Peer context

More PAC-dependent on tagged committees than 54% of House colleagues.

Tagged committeeFEC IDAmountSource
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670$10,010Receipts 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
2024-08-21$5,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEECONTRIBUTION TO COMMITTEEβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATEDFINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-07-29$5,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEECONTRIBUTION TO COMMITTEEβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATEDFINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-28$1,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF ANDREW HOCHBERGMemo: EARMARK OF ANDREW HOCHBERG. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-28$1,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF PHILLIP JAFFEMemo: EARMARK OF PHILLIP JAFFE. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-28$1,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF MICHAEL BARRYMemo: EARMARK OF MICHAEL BARRY. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-28$1,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF MICHAEL HOFKINMemo: EARMARK OF MICHAEL HOFKIN. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-21$1,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF BRAD BIRNBERGMemo: EARMARK OF BRAD BIRNBERG. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-21$1,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF JOEL TILSNERMemo: EARMARK OF JOEL TILSNER. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-14$1,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF BRET CALLERMemo: EARMARK OF BRET CALLER. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-09-04$500American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF HARRY ANDREW FRANKMANMemo: EARMARK OF HARRY ANDREW FRANKMAN. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-28$500American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF YARDEN WOLFEMemo: EARMARK OF YARDEN WOLFE. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-28$500American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF LEO ZABEZHINSKYMemo: EARMARK OF LEO ZABEZHINSKY. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-28$500American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF STEVE BALDINGERMemo: EARMARK OF STEVE BALDINGER. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-21$500American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF HAROLD GOLDFINEMemo: EARMARK OF HAROLD GOLDFINE. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-21$500American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF MARK KUTOFFMemo: EARMARK OF MARK KUTOFF. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-21$500American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF RONALD FINGERHUTMemo: EARMARK OF RONALD FINGERHUT. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-01-18$500American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF JEFFREY FISHERMemo: EARMARK OF JEFFREY FISHER. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-09-04$250American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF EDWARD RYMERMemo: EARMARK OF EDWARD RYMER. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-28$250American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF ELYSE RABINOWITZMemo: EARMARK OF ELYSE RABINOWITZ. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2023-11-01$26American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF SHEA SIGELMANMemo: EARMARK OF SHEA SIGELMAN. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2023-11-01$26American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF SHEA SIGELMANMemo: EARMARK OF SHEA SIGELMAN. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-04-24$9American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF ALEXANDER GRIMMMemo: EARMARK OF ALEXANDER GRIMM. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-07-10$5American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF VIKTOR LITVINOVMemo: EARMARK OF VIKTOR LITVINOV. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-08-21$1American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF E SEGALMemo: EARMARK OF E SEGAL. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF
2024-04-17$1American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF RICHARD DIAMONDMemo: EARMARK OF RICHARD DIAMOND. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 923 Β· NEW ULM, MN, 56073β€”FINSTAD, BRAD REP.H2MN01223PDF

Post–Oct 7 delta

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

0.0%

Pre–Oct 7

1.9%

Post–Oct 7

+1.9pp

Change

Influence stack

Layer toggles

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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israelmademedoit.com

Brad Finstad

Rep. MN-1

1.1%

PAC dependency

MODERATE

$10,010 tagged Β· $873,354 total PAC

30.8% on pinned Israel/aid votes

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

Influence breakdown

PAC dependency1
Pinned vote alignment31
Committee relevance (Israel/aid/arming)25

Influence Mixer

Change my mind

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

Live composite

52

MODERATE

Pinned votes

LDA β€” bills you voted on that registrants lobbied

Fuzzy overlap from lda.gov filing text β€” separate legal bucket from PAC $. Not LD-203 conduit data.

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