THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Representative Barr's fundraising profile is predominantly individual-donor driven at 64 percent, with PACs and committees accounting for 36 percent of his $15.3 million total. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in financial services, particularly securities and investment firms (21 percent), commercial banks (16 percent), and legal services (15 percent), a pattern reflected in his individual donor base where employed contributors similarly cluster in these sectors. With 338 recorded votes and no stock trade disclosures on file, his legislative activity aligns with his constituency's composition as a representative from Kentucky's 6th district.
Raised · all cycles$15.3M▲ 25% in ’24 vs ’22#11 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share21%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes14on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Barr (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Barr voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 14 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Barr's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$1.8M
FRIENDS OF ANDY BARR COMMITTEE
candidate's own committee
2$518K
FRIENDS OF ANDY BARR
candidate's own committee
3$189K
FORCHT BANK
corporation
4$172K
TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022
PAC
5$161K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap82%
Andy Barr (R) voted YEA hr3633-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (20%) with 19380 active lobbying filings
Rep. Andy Barr voted yes on hr3633-119, which would establish federal oversight of digital assets and blockchain-based commodities through the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Barr's vote came as Securities & Investment donors contributed $3.05M, representing 19.9% of his identifiable donor base and ranking sixth among his party. Since 2022, Securities & Investment companies filed 19,380 lobbying reports on issues related to this legislation.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap82%
Andy Barr (R) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (20%) with 19380 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish federal and state regulatory frameworks for payment stablecoins issued by banks and qualified nonbank entities in the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment comprises 19.9% of Barr's identifiable donor base ($3.05M, ranking #6 in his party), and companies in this industry filed 19,380 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap81%
Andy Barr (R) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (20%) with 19380 active lobbying filings
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales to tax authorities, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) voted YEA on this measure. The Securities & Investment industry comprises 19.9% of his identifiable donor base ($3.05M, ranking 6th among his party), while companies in this sector filed 19,380 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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