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Money Timing· Giving spiked near a vote
Tim Kaine (D): Securities & Investment donations hit $100K (11.8× their monthly average) the month before their NAY on S1582-119
In May 2025, Senator Kaine received $100,000 from Securities & Investment-classified donors, 11.8 times the sector's trailing 12-month average of $8,441.25 per month. On June 17, 2025, he voted nay on S1582-119 (GENIUS Act), legislation that would limit Securities & Investment sector activities, one month after the donation spike.
SEC
Securities & Investment
donor sector
spiked to $100K
May 2025 · 11.8× their average
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Tim Kaine
D-VA · Senate
voted NAY
bill limits the sector
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BILL
S1582-119
they voted NAY
THE SPIKE, MONTH BY MONTH
monthly $ from Securities & Investment-classified donors · orange = spike month · hover a bar for the exact amount · timing only, not a causal claim
$100K
from Securities & Investment donors in May 2025
11.8×
that sector's trailing 12-month average ($8K/mo)
NAY
their vote on S1582-119 (2025-06-17)
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◈ Ask the Analyst about Tim Kaine →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.