Corporate Political Exposure MCP Server

Political risk and influence mapping intelligence for AI agents via the Model Context Protocol. This MCP server orchestrates 11 data sources spanning lobbying disclosures, campaign finance records, congressional stock trades, FARA foreign agent registrations, federal spending, and sanctions watchlists to deliver lobbying analysis, campaign finance mapping, congressional interest detection, foreign influence screening, and a composite Political Exposure Score (0-100) across 5 scoring dimensions.

What data can you access?

Data Point	Source	Coverage
Federal lobbying registrations and expenditures	Lobbying Disclosure	Senate LD-1/LD-2 filings
Political contributions and expenditures	FEC Campaign Finance	All FEC records
Congressional member stock trades	Congressional Stock Tracker	STOCK Act disclosures
Foreign agent registrations	FARA Foreign Agents	All FARA registrations
Legislative activity and co-sponsorship	Congress Bills	Current and recent sessions
Regulatory actions and executive orders	Federal Register	All federal regulations
Federal contract registrations	SAM.gov	All SAM registrations
Federal spending and awards	USAspending	All federal awards
US Treasury sanctions (PEP indicators)	OFAC Sanctions	SDN list
Global PEP and sanctions data	OpenSanctions	100+ programs
Corporate registry for entity verification	OpenCorporates	140+ jurisdictions

MCP Tools

Tool	Price	Description
political_exposure_scan	$2.00	Quick political exposure scan: lobbying filings, FEC contributions, congressional stock trades, and sanctions checks across 5 sources.
lobbying_activity_report	$2.00	Detailed lobbying analysis: Senate filings, registrant firms, issues lobbied on, and expenditure patterns.
campaign_finance_map	$2.00	Map campaign finance contributions: FEC records, recipients, amounts, total spending, and political party alignment.
congressional_interest_check	$2.00	Detect congressional interest: stock trades by lawmakers (buy/sell sentiment), related bills, and legislative activity.
foreign_influence_screen	$2.00	Screen for foreign influence: FARA foreign agents, OFAC sanctions, OpenSanctions matches, and international corporate structures.
legislative_threat_assessment	$2.00	Assess legislative threats and opportunities: bill direction, congressional sentiment, regulatory pressure, and sanctions risk.
government_revenue_dependency	$2.00	Calculate government revenue dependency: SAM.gov contracts, USAspending awards, federal spending concentration, and regulatory mentions.
influence_network_graph	$5.00	Full political exposure assessment using all 11 sources with 5 scoring models. Returns composite Political Exposure Score (0-100) with grade and recommendations.

Data Sources

• Lobbying Disclosure -- Senate lobbying registrations (LD-1) and activity reports (LD-2) with registrant firms, issues, and expenditures
• FEC Campaign Finance -- Federal Election Commission contribution data with donor, recipient, amount, and party affiliation
• Congressional Stock Tracker -- Congressional member STOCK Act disclosures with transaction type, amount, and ticker
• FARA Foreign Agents -- Foreign Agents Registration Act registrations linking foreign principals to US agents
• Congress Bills -- Legislative activity including bill text, status, sponsors, and committee assignments
• Federal Register -- Regulatory actions, executive orders, and agency rulemakings mentioning specific entities
• SAM.gov -- System for Award Management federal contract registration data
• USAspending -- Federal spending and award data with obligation amounts and recipient details
• OFAC Sanctions -- US Treasury SDN list with PEP indicators and sanctions designations
• OpenSanctions -- Consolidated global PEP lists, sanctions, and watchlists from 100+ programs
• OpenCorporates -- Corporate registry data for entity verification and revolving door detection

How the scoring works

Five scoring models quantify different dimensions of political exposure. The comprehensive influence_network_graph tool combines all five.

Political Dependency Score measures reliance on government contracts and grants as a revenue source. High dependency on federal spending creates vulnerability to political changes, budget sequestration, and contract cancellation.

Influence Network Graph maps connections between the company, its lobbyists, campaign contribution recipients, and congressional members with stock trading activity. Dense connections indicate high political engagement.

Legislative Threat/Opportunity Classifier scores pending legislation as threat or opportunity based on industry alignment, regulatory direction, and sponsor/cosponsor patterns.

Foreign Influence Exposure assesses FARA registration status, connections to foreign entities, and sanctions proximity. FARA registrations and sanctions matches significantly elevate exposure.

Revolving Door Detection cross-references corporate officer names against congressional member lists and FARA registrations to identify former government officials in corporate leadership -- a signal of political access.

Score Range	Grade	Meaning
0-20	A	Low political exposure
21-40	B	Moderate political engagement
41-60	C	Significant political exposure
61-80	D	High political risk and dependency
81-100	F	Critical political exposure

How to connect this MCP server

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "corporate-political-exposure": {
      "url": "https://corporate-political-exposure-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Programmatic (HTTP)

curl -X POST https://corporate-political-exposure-mcp.apify.actor/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"political_exposure_scan","arguments":{"companyName":"Lockheed Martin"}},"id":1}'

This MCP server also works with Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and any other MCP-compatible client.

Use cases for political exposure intelligence

Government Affairs Strategy

Monitor the political environment, lobbying effectiveness, and legislative threats with legislative_threat_assessment. Track which bills affect your industry and whether congressional sentiment is favorable or hostile.

ESG Governance Reporting

Quantify political exposure for ESG governance pillar reporting with influence_network_graph. The Political Exposure Score provides a standardized metric for institutional investor inquiries.

Investor Political Risk Assessment

Assess political risk profiles for investment decisions with government_revenue_dependency and foreign_influence_screen. Companies heavily dependent on government revenue face unique political risks.

M&A Political Due Diligence

Run influence_network_graph during M&A due diligence to assess target company political exposure, lobbying relationships, and government revenue dependency before deal closure.

Anti-Corruption Compliance

Screen for foreign influence and PEP connections with foreign_influence_screen and political_exposure_scan. Identify FARA registrations and sanctions proximity for anti-corruption compliance.

Congressional Alpha Signal Detection

Monitor congressional stock trading activity with congressional_interest_check. Lawmaker buy/sell patterns in specific companies or sectors can signal legislative intent.

How much does it cost?

This MCP server uses pay-per-event pricing with no subscription fees.

Individual tools cost $2.00 per call. The comprehensive influence_network_graph costs $5.00 because it runs all 11 data sources and applies 5 scoring models.

The Apify Free plan includes $5 of monthly platform credits, covering 2 standard tool calls or 1 comprehensive assessment at no cost.

Example costs:

• Quick political exposure scan: $2.00
• Full influence network assessment: $5.00
• Quarterly political monitoring (4 scans): $8.00

How it works

1. Your AI agent calls a tool via MCP (e.g., influence_network_graph with a company name)
2. The server dispatches parallel queries to up to 11 Apify actors (lobbying, FEC, Congress, FARA, SAM.gov, etc.)
3. Lobbying filings, campaign contributions, stock trades, FARA data, and sanctions matches are collected
4. Five scoring models compute political dependency, influence networks, legislative threats, foreign exposure, and revolving door indicators
5. A structured JSON response is returned with composite score, grade, dimensional scores, and recommendation

All data sources are queried in parallel. Response time is 30-120 seconds.

FAQ

Q: Does this track state-level political activity? A: No. This MCP focuses on federal lobbying (Senate LD filings), FEC campaign finance, and congressional activity. State political data requires separate sources.

Q: How does revolving door detection work? A: Cross-references corporate officer/director names from corporate registries against congressional member lists and FARA registrations to identify potential revolving door connections.

Q: Is FEC data current? A: FEC data is fetched live at query time and reflects the latest published filings. FEC filings have regulatory reporting deadlines, so some contributions may not appear until the next filing period.

Q: Is it legal to use this data? A: All data sources are US government public databases (FEC, Senate, FARA, SAM.gov, USAspending). See Apify's guide on web scraping legality.

Q: Can I track political exposure over time? A: Yes. Use Apify Schedules to run periodic political exposure scans and track score changes for your portfolio companies.

Q: What is the difference between this and the Counterparty Due Diligence MCP? A: This MCP focuses specifically on political risk dimensions (lobbying, campaign finance, congressional activity, government revenue). The Counterparty Due Diligence MCP covers broader KYB screening including corporate registries, SEC filings, and digital verification.

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Integrations

This MCP server runs on the Apify platform and supports:

• Scheduling -- Set up recurring political exposure monitoring via Apify Schedules
• Webhooks -- Trigger alerts when new lobbying filings, FARA registrations, or legislative threats appear
• API access -- Call tools directly via the Apify API for ESG platform integration
• Dataset export -- Export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel for governance reporting