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Steve Scalise (R): Telecommunications donations hit $100K (34.4× their monthly average) the month before their YEA on HR3919-117
In September 2021, Rep. Scalise received $100,270 from Telecommunications-classified donors, representing 34.4 times that sector's trailing 12-month average of $2,917.08 per month. The following month, on October 20, 2021, he voted yes on HR3919-117 (Secure Equipment Act of 2021), legislation that restricts activities in the Telecommunications sector.
TEL
Telecommunications
donor sector
spiked to $100K
September 2021 · 34.4× their average
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Steve Scalise
R-LA · House
voted YEA
bill limits the sector
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BILL
HR3919-117
they voted YEA
THE SPIKE, MONTH BY MONTH
monthly $ from Telecommunications-classified donors · orange = spike month · hover a bar for the exact amount · timing only, not a causal claim
$100K
from Telecommunications donors in September 2021
34.4×
that sector's trailing 12-month average ($3K/mo)
YEA
their vote on HR3919-117 (2021-10-20)
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◈ Ask the Analyst about Steve Scalise →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 September 2, 2026 · internal signal score 81/100.