THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Pfluger's fundraising profile relies moderately on PACs and committees for 38 percent of his $4.3 million total, with individual donors providing the remaining 62 percent. His donor base shows concentrated industry overlap in oil and gas (21 percent of industry-tied contributions), lawyers and lobbyists (10 percent), and health services (8 percent), patterns that are consistent across both PAC and individual donor sources. He has filed 16 stock trades under disclosure requirements and maintains a voting record of 333 recorded votes.
Raised · all cycles$5.6M▲ 7% in ’24 vs ’22#91 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share21%Oil & Gas
Donor-sector votes22on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Pfluger (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 Pfluger voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 22 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Pfluger'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$187K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC
PAC
2$158K
AMERICAN BATTLEGROUND FUND
PAC
3$71K
TEXAS STATE BANK
corporation
4$39K
SHANNON CLINIC
employees
5$30K
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap89%
August Pfluger (R) sponsored hjres35-119; Oil & Gas is their largest tracked donor sector (19%) with 7333 active lobbying filings
House Joint Resolution 35 would overturn an EPA rule requiring Oil & Gas companies to pay annual charges on methane emissions exceeding specified thresholds. Representative August Pfluger (R-TX) is the primary sponsor of hjres35-119. Oil & Gas donations comprise 19.2% of Pfluger's identifiable donor base ($0.82M, ranking first among their party), while Oil & Gas entities filed 7,333 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Sponsor–Industry Alignment88%
August Pfluger (R) is primary sponsor of Oil & Gas bill hjres35-119; Oil & Gas is a top donor industry (19%)
The bill hjres35-119 would nullify an EPA rule requiring the Oil & Gas industry to pay annual charges on methane emissions exceeding specified thresholds. Representative August Pfluger (R-TX) introduced this joint resolution. Oil & Gas comprises 19.2% of Pfluger's identifiable donor base ($0.82M), ranking as their top donor industry among Republicans.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap83%
August Pfluger (R) voted YEA hjres140-119; Oil & Gas is their largest tracked donor sector (19%) with 7333 active lobbying filings
This bill would overturn protections on 225,504 acres of Minnesota National Forest lands, allowing Oil & Gas exploration and development in the region. Representative August Pfluger voted YEA on hjres140-119. Oil & Gas donations comprise 19.2% of Pfluger's identifiable donor base ($0.82M, ranking first among their party), while Oil & Gas companies filed 7,333 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Homeland Security
Energy and Commerce
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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Oil & GasLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
Vince Fong
R-CA · House
Oil & GasLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
Robert E. Latta
R-OH · House
Oil & GasLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
John Joyce
R-PA · House
Oil & GasLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
Lizzie Fletcher
D-TX · House
Oil & GasLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX · House
Oil & GasLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services