Finance Committee
The Federal Election Commission filings of the people who currently sit on this committee. The committee itself receives no campaign money and files nothing with the FEC.
What this page covers
This page summarizes the campaign finance of the people who currently sit on the Finance Committee. It does not represent money received by the committee itself. A congressional committee is not a Federal Election Commission political committee: it has no FEC committee ID, it raises and receives nothing, and it files no campaign reports. Every amount below belongs to an individual member's own campaign, or was spent independently about that member by someone else.
Members serve on several committees at once, so these cohort figures overlap with other committees' and must never be added across them.
| Committee | Finance Committee · Senate committee |
|---|---|
| Cycle | The 2026 two-year federal cycle |
| Roster as of | Sep 26, 2026 Roster fingerprint cfe71aed97f34c81. A committee assignment changing produces a different fingerprint, so a figure quoted from this page can be checked against the roster it was computed from. |
| Current members | 27 eligible · 27 with a complete FEC record · 0 without one |
| Finance coverage | Members' reports cover through Jun 30, 2026 at the earliest and Jul 15, 2026 at the latest. Most report through Jun 30, 2026. |
| Coverage policy | Every current member of this committee's roster is counted once, even when they hold more than one FEC candidate identity. Only members with a complete FEC record for the selected cycle contribute an amount; the rest are listed with the reason and are never counted as zero.Every figure is read from the same FEC snapshot each member's own campaign-finance page reads, so a member's row here and their profile cannot disagree. |
The 27 current members
Every current member of this committee, in the committee's own roster order by default. Selecting a measure below ranks them by it and draws one aligned bar per member on a single shared scale. Only one measure is ever drawn at a time: receipts and cash on hand are different quantities, and putting them on one axis would compare things the filings do not compare.
| Member | Party | State | Role on this committee | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts | Outside spending supporting | Outside spending opposing | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Crapo | Republican | ID | chairman | $1,090,242 | $2,989,964 | $396,500 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR | ranking member | $1,615,078 | $1,499,077 | $295,000 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | NM | member | $5,626,629 | $4,396,754 | $1,738,346 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Bernard Sanders | Independent | VT | member | $24,928,186 | $22,835,011 | $27 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Bill Cassidy | Republican | LA | member | $7,000,079 | $4,827,334 | $1,739,510 | $515,000 | $543,043 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | NV | member | $2,219,394 | $3,357,244 | $267,135 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Chuck Grassley | Republican | IA | member | $328,050 | $360,213 | $52,500 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA | member | $4,413,931 | $3,754,333 | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| James Lankford | Republican | OK | member | $988,742 | $2,773,393 | $330,750 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| John Barrasso | Republican | WY | member | $1,554,352 | $8,408,868 | $366,749 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX | member | $8,604,234 | $542,120 | $1,479,732 | $6,643,419 | $4,329,367 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| John Thune | Republican | SD | member | $4,141,900 | $17,713,892 | $758,000 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH | member | $2,539,768 | $1,742,250 | $560,537 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA | member | $789,841 | $136,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Mark R. Warner | Democratic | VA | member | $17,889,335 | $16,114,725 | $2,117,795 | $150,000 | $0 | Through Jul 15, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN | member | $3,087,690 | $433,701 | $132,500 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO | member | $213,775 | $201,760 | $18,500 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT | member | $218,690 | $1,616,348 | $36,500 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Raphael G. Warnock | Democratic | GA | member | $2,595,782 | $4,101,705 | $75,500 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Roger Marshall | Republican | KS | member | $4,009,075 | $5,388,078 | $1,493,250 | $260,518 | $2,100,939 | Through Jul 15, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Ron Johnson | Republican | WI | member | $1,087,713 | $1,181,533 | $32,000 | $85,279 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI | member | $500,288 | $1,059,879 | $53,940 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Steve Daines | Republican | MT | member | $4,728,811 | $2,614,137 | $1,352,050 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | NC | member | $4,707,960 | $3,646,200 | $1,483,500 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Tim Scott | Republican | SC | member | $5,328,236 | $4,871,210 | $176,300 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN | member | $48,764 | $200,915 | $23,000 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
| Todd Young | Republican | IN | member | $4,401,018 | $7,205,566 | $677,510 | $0 | $0 | Through Jun 30, 2026 Possibly out of date: This record was processed using older calculation rules and should be refreshed. |
Contributions to candidates, involving current members
Money these committees gave to the authorized campaign committees of individual members of the Finance Committee, out of their own funds. Each amount was received and reported by a member's own campaign. None of it was given to the Finance Committee, which receives no campaign money and files nothing with the FEC.
$17,875,611 from 1,437 political committees, involving 26 of the 27 current members, in the 2026 cycle. Every share below is a share of that amount and of no other kind of activity.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NRSC C00027466 | $248,000 | 1.4% | 4 | Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, Roger Marshall, Steve Daines | 4 | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 2 | MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) C00004812 | $86,750 | 0.5% | 9 | Ben Ray Luján, Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, John Thune, Mark R. Warner, Roger Marshall, Steve Daines, Thom Tillis, Todd Young | 22 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| 3 | HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00271007 | $77,500 | 0.4% | 11 | Bill Cassidy, Catherine Cortez Masto, John Cornyn, John Thune, Margaret Wood Hassan, Mark R. Warner, Mike Crapo, Ron Wyden, Steve Daines, Thom Tillis, Todd Young | 21 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| 4 | AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) C00004275 | $62,500 | 0.3% | 6 | Ben Ray Luján, Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, Mark R. Warner, Steve Daines, Thom Tillis | 19 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| 5 | AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00251876 | $62,000 | 0.3% | 11 | Bill Cassidy, John Barrasso, John Cornyn, John Thune, Margaret Wood Hassan, Mark R. Warner, Mike Crapo, Roger Marshall, Steve Daines, Thom Tillis, Todd Young | 25 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| 6 | THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00284885 | $60,000 | 0.3% | 7 | Ben Ray Luján, Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, John Thune, Mark R. Warner, Roger Marshall, Ron Wyden | 13 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| 7 | PFIZER INC. PAC C00016683 | $58,000 | 0.3% | 10 | Ben Ray Luján, Bill Cassidy, Catherine Cortez Masto, John Cornyn, Margaret Wood Hassan, Mark R. Warner, Roger Marshall, Steve Daines, Thom Tillis, Todd Young | 19 | May 20, 2026 |
| 8 | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00077321 | $57,500 | 0.3% | 7 | Ben Ray Luján, Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, Mark R. Warner, Roger Marshall, Steve Daines, Thom Tillis | 17 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| 9 | ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00227744 | $57,500 | 0.3% | 9 | Ben Ray Luján, John Cornyn, Margaret Wood Hassan, Mark R. Warner, Roger Marshall, Steve Daines, Thom Tillis, Tim Scott, Todd Young | 15 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| 10 | THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00039578 | $53,000 | 0.3% | 9 | Ben Ray Luján, Bill Cassidy, James Lankford, John Cornyn, Margaret Wood Hassan, Mark R. Warner, Roger Marshall, Steve Daines, Thom Tillis | 19 | Jun 9, 2026 |
Money forwarded to candidates, involving current members
This money was not given by the committees named below. Each is a conduit: individual donors contributed and earmarked the money, and the conduit transmitted it to members' campaigns. It is kept out of the contributions ranking above because the donors are individuals, not these committees.
$15,975 from 4 political committees, involving 5 of the 27 current members, in the 2026 cycle. Every share below is a share of that amount and of no other kind of activity.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUE C00401224 | $13,970 | 87.4% | 3 | Ben Ray Luján, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark R. Warner | 12 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 2 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00797670 | $2,000 | 12.5% | 1 | John Cornyn | 1 | Mar 12, 2026 |
| 3 | WINRED C00694323 | $5 | 0.0% | 2 | John Cornyn, Tim Scott | 3 | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 4 | NO LABELS PAC C00629709 | $0 | 0.0% | 1 | John Cornyn | 4 | Feb 4, 2026 |
Independent spending supporting candidates, involving current members
Independent expenditures advocating for individual members. This spending was not coordinated with, received by, or controlled by any member's campaign, and it was certainly not received by the Finance Committee. It is never added to what a member raised.
$7,654,216 from 8 political committees, involving 5 of the 27 current members, in the 2026 cycle. Every share below is a share of that amount and of no other kind of activity.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY C00542217 | $5,301,833 | 69.3% | 1 | John Cornyn | 18 | May 26, 2026 |
| 2 | CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC. C00608943 | $1,029,600 | 13.5% | 2 | Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn | 7 | Mar 5, 2026 |
| 3 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00030718 | $506,022 | 6.6% | 1 | John Cornyn | 6 | May 7, 2026 |
| 4 | SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND C00448696 | $277,016 | 3.6% | 2 | Roger Marshall, Ron Johnson | 209 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| 5 | ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS CONSERVATIVES C00946012 | $275,415 | 3.6% | 1 | John Cornyn | 3 | May 14, 2026 |
| 6 | FELLOWSHIP PAC C00915181 | $150,000 | 2.0% | 1 | Mark R. Warner | 1 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| 7 | SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION C00524181 | $68,781 | 0.9% | 2 | Roger Marshall, Ron Johnson | 11 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| 8 | CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC C00932707 | $45,549 | 0.6% | 1 | John Cornyn | 2 | Mar 3, 2026 |
Independent spending opposing candidates, involving current members
Independent expenditures advocating against individual members. This spending was not coordinated with, received by, or controlled by any member's campaign or by the Finance Committee. Money spent against a member is not money that member raised, and the two are never combined.
$6,973,349 from 6 political committees, involving 3 of the 27 current members, in the 2026 cycle. Every share below is a share of that amount and of no other kind of activity.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC C00901223 | $3,629,367 | 52.0% | 1 | John Cornyn | 13 | May 15, 2026 |
| 2 | PEOPLE OVER POLITICS ACTION FUND C00953299 | $1,488,439 | 21.3% | 1 | Roger Marshall | 6 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| 3 | FIGHTING FOR TEXAS C00922187 | $700,000 | 10.0% | 1 | John Cornyn | 2 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| 4 | THE 1861 INITIATIVE C00945733 | $600,000 | 8.6% | 1 | Roger Marshall | 1 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 5 | MAHA PAC C00821439 | $543,043 | 7.8% | 1 | Bill Cassidy | 11 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| 6 | UNITED FUTURES PAC C00960385 | $12,500 | 0.2% | 1 | Roger Marshall | 3 | Sep 19, 2026 |
Every political committee, one kind of activity at a time
The complete ranked list behind the sections above. Kinds are never merged into one table: a contribution a member received and an independent expenditure a member never received are not the same money, and a single ranking covering both would say they are.
| Rank | Political committee | Amount | Share | Current members involved | Which members | Transactions | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. FEDERAL PAC (AKA HARTFORD ADVOCATES FEDERAL FUND) C00511444 | $8,500 | 0.0% | 3 | Margaret Wood Hassan, Mark R. Warner, Steve Daines | 5 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| 702 | NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NORTHERN TRUST FEDERAL PAC) C00515148 | $8,500 | 0.0% | 5 | Catherine Cortez Masto, John Barrasso, Mark R. Warner, Thom Tillis, Tim Scott | 6 | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 703 | SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00545194 | $8,500 | 0.0% | 3 | John Cornyn, Steve Daines, Thom Tillis | 3 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 704 | CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC C00576215 | $8,500 | 0.0% | 3 | Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, Margaret Wood Hassan | 3 | Apr 29, 2026 |
| 705 | LSEG US HOLDCO INC. PAC C00640243 | $8,500 | 0.0% | 2 | Mark R. Warner, Thom Tillis | 4 | May 19, 2025 |
| 706 | OPTION CARE HEALTH, INC. PAC C00668384 | $8,500 | 0.0% | 4 | Ben Ray Luján, Margaret Wood Hassan, Mark R. Warner, Thom Tillis | 4 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| 707 | BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC) C00709816 | $8,500 | 0.0% | 5 | Ben Ray Luján, Bill Cassidy, Catherine Cortez Masto, James Lankford, Margaret Wood Hassan | 8 | Jun 20, 2026 |
| 708 | AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC) C00830083 | $8,500 | 0.0% | 3 | Mark R. Warner, Mike Crapo, Thom Tillis | 4 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| 709 | STRIPE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00883116 | $8,300 | 0.0% | 3 | Raphael G. Warnock, Steve Daines, Todd Young | 3 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 710 | SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. PAC (SAZERACPAC) C00639138 | $8,177 | 0.0% | 3 | Bill Cassidy, Margaret Wood Hassan, Mike Crapo | 5 | May 12, 2026 |
| 711 | THE COCA-COLA COMPANY NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT C00012468 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 3 | Bill Cassidy, Steve Daines, Todd Young | 4 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| 712 | SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE ( SRPPIC) C00048579 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 3 | Bill Cassidy, Catherine Cortez Masto, John Barrasso | 4 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| 713 | PPL CORPORATION PEOPLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT C00228106 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 3 | Bill Cassidy, John Thune, Steve Daines | 3 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| 714 | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) C00325092 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 2 | John Cornyn, Mark R. Warner | 4 | May 22, 2026 |
| 715 | MAXIMUS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAXPAC) C00343707 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 4 | Bill Cassidy, John Barrasso, Margaret Wood Hassan, Ron Wyden | 5 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| 716 | SYNGENTA CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00363945 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 2 | Bill Cassidy, Steve Daines | 3 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| 717 | BIOGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE A.K.A 'BIOGEN PAC' C00390351 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 4 | Ben Ray Luján, Bill Cassidy, Roger Marshall, Steve Daines | 4 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| 718 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES INC PPC AKA NASCOE PAC C00413567 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 4 | Ben Ray Luján, Steve Daines, Thom Tillis, Todd Young | 4 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| 719 | SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC) C00421982 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 3 | Ben Ray Luján, Thom Tillis, Todd Young | 4 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| 720 | EISAI INC. PAC C00429886 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 3 | Bill Cassidy, Mark R. Warner, Thom Tillis | 6 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| 721 | INSPIRE BRANDS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00492157 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 4 | Bill Cassidy, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark R. Warner, Roger Marshall | 5 | Jun 29, 2026 |
| 722 | CROWELL & MORING LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (C&M PAC) C00574368 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 3 | Mark R. Warner, Mike Crapo, Thom Tillis | 3 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 723 | SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC (SIA PAC) C00613521 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 3 | John Cornyn, Mark R. Warner, Todd Young | 5 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| 724 | TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00763664 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 2 | Margaret Wood Hassan, Roger Marshall | 3 | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 725 | SCITECH PAC C00859017 | $8,000 | 0.0% | 1 | Bill Cassidy | 5 | Mar 26, 2026 |
What these numbers mean
- The committee received none of this money
- A congressional committee is a body of the House or Senate. It has no bank account, no FEC registration, and no campaign. Everything on this page belongs to the campaigns of the individual people who currently sit on it, or was spent independently about one of them by an outside organization.
- A contribution is not an independent expenditure
- A contribution is money a political committee gave to a member's own campaign committee, which that campaign received and reported. An independent expenditure is money spent about a member without coordinating with them; no campaign received or controlled it. The FEC treats these as different activities, and they are never combined here.
- The cohort is the roster, and the roster changes
- These figures cover whoever sits on the committee as of the roster date in the header. A member joining or leaving changes the cohort and its fingerprint, which is why both are printed: a figure quoted from this page can be checked against the exact roster it came from.
- Cohorts overlap and must not be added
- Members serve on several committees at once. A member's receipts appear in the cohort of every committee they sit on, so adding cohort totals across committees would count the same campaign's money many times over. No page here does that.
- A member is counted once
- Some members hold more than one FEC candidate identity, usually after moving from the House to the Senate. Their campaign is counted once in these totals, exactly as it is on their own page, and duplicate membership records for one person are one seat on the roster.
- Missing is not zero
- A member with no verified FEC identity, no filings for the cycle, or a partially collected record is listed with that reason and left out of every total, ranking, and chart. Treating any of them as zero would understate the cohort and misrepresent the member.
- Where the money went is not why
- A ranking of committees whose money reached members of one congressional committee is a description of filings. It is not evidence of influence, coordination, an agreement, or a reason for any vote, and nothing here is scored, weighted, or ranked to imply one.
Source: Federal Election Commission ↗. MyRepTracker ingests FEC records directly and does not add its own influence, risk, or corruption score.