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Money Timing· Giving spiked near a vote
Mike Rogers (R): Defense & Aerospace donations hit $154K (11.5× their monthly average) the month before their YEA on HR8289-118
In April 2024, Rep. Rogers received $153,500 from Defense & Aerospace donors, representing 11.5 times that sector's trailing 12-month average of $13,337.50 per month. On May 8, 2024, Rep. Rogers voted yes on HR8289-118, legislation extending airport and airway programs, one month after the donation spike.
DEF
Defense & Aerospace
donor sector
spiked to $154K
April 2024 · 11.5× their average
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Mike Rogers
R-AL · House
voted YEA
bill favors the sector
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BILL
HR8289-118
they voted YEA
THE SPIKE, MONTH BY MONTH
monthly $ from Defense & Aerospace-classified donors · orange = spike month · hover a bar for the exact amount · timing only, not a causal claim
$154K
from Defense & Aerospace donors in April 2024
11.5×
that sector's trailing 12-month average ($13K/mo)
YEA
their vote on HR8289-118 (2024-05-08)
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◈ Ask the Analyst about Mike Rogers →How we built this: a statistical pattern surfaced from public records — FEC campaign finance, Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, and Congress.gov. The donor concentration and the legislative action are concurrent facts; this does not imply contributions caused the action, that the member acted improperly, or that the bill specifically benefits the named sector. Generated August 2, 2026 · internal signal score 81/100.