THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Sherman's fundraising relies moderately on PACs and committees for 39 percent of his $6.2M total, with individual donors providing the remaining 61 percent. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in securities and investment (23 percent), lawyers and lobbyists (15 percent), and commercial banking (11 percent), with individual donors employed primarily in securities, legal services, and health care. Over 336 recorded votes, Sherman has no stock trade disclosures on file.
Raised · all cycles$6.2M▼ 9% in ’24 vs ’22#84 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share23%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes12on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Sherman (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 Sherman voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 12 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Sherman'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$338K
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS
corporation
2$39K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
3$34K
PACHULSKI, STANG, ZIEHL & JONES
employees
4$33K
CAPITAL GROUP
employees
5$30K
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap80%
Brad Sherman (D) voted NAY s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (23%) with 13945 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins issued by Securities & Investment firms and other approved financial institutions. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) voted against s1582-119. Sherman received 22.6% of identifiable campaign contributions ($1.41M) from the Securities & Investment industry, and companies in this sector filed 13,945 lobbying reports since 2022 related to stablecoin and digital asset legislation.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
Brad Sherman (D) voted NAY hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (23%) with 13945 active lobbying filin
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales information to tax authorities, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) voted NAY on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment contributed 22.6% of Sherman's identifiable donations ($1.41M), and companies in this industry filed 13,945 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Committee–Donor Overlap73%
Brad Sherman (D) sits on the Financial Services committee overseeing Securities & Investment — their largest tracked donor sector (23%)
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) serves on the House Committee on Financial Services, which has jurisdiction over the Securities & Investment sector. Securities & Investment comprises 22.6% of his identifiable donor base ($1.41M), ranking him #9 among House Democrats in donor concentration from that sector.
COMMITTEES
Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Ritchie Torres
D-NY · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Andy Barr
R-KY · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsCommercial Banks
Jake Auchincloss
D-MA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Gregory W. Meeks
D-NY · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsCommercial Banks