U.S. House · Republican · in Congress since 2015

Ryan K. Zinke

Montana District 1

Rank 55 of 537 in Congress and 21 of 272 Republicans. All three measures are on file.

What goes into the score

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

Pro-Israel lobby money

35% of the index

$52K

$52K in direct and earmarked gifts from pro-Israel PACs

Part score56.8

Source: TrackAIPAC, career total

PAC money share

35% of the index

$411K from PACs and other committees of $5.07M raised
$3.71M from individual donors
2025 to 2026 two year period, filings through Sep 30, 2026
FEC says the former principal campaign committee was converted to a PAC C00778159; figures are that committee's 2025 to 2026 totals and may include later PAC activity.

Part score88.4

Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

30% of the index

None

No trades are listed for this member in Quiver Quantitative's table for the last year. That table can miss members, so a missing entry is not proof of no trades.

Part score100.0

Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Scorecards beside the index

shown for context, never blended in

America First FoundationF100 of 141 actions aligned with its positions on immigration, trade and foreign policyRead the scorecard

League of Conservation Voters3%2025 environmental score, lifetime 3%Read the scorecard

Heritage Action87%119th Congress score, lifetime 59%Read the scorecard

The rest of the Montana delegation

3 members

RTroy DowningMT-0270.9C RTim SheehyMT Senate69.7C RSteve DainesMT Senate60.4C

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