THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Fleischmann's funding relies primarily on individual donors, who account for 64% of his $4.9 million in direct contributions, while PACs and committees provide 36%. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in defense and aerospace, construction and engineering, lawyers and lobbyists, and health services, a pattern reinforced by his individual donor base which similarly draws from legal, healthcare, and construction sectors. His voting record spans 336 recorded votes with no stock trade disclosures on file.
Raised · all cycles$5.3M▲ 61% in ’24 vs ’22#100 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share13%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes21on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Fleischmann (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 Fleischmann voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 21 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Fleischmann'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$357K
REGIONS BANK
corporation
2$71K
X-ENERGY
employees
3$60K
UCOR
employees
4$58K
DEROYAL
employees
5$58K
IBX
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sector-Aligned Voting95%
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R) voted YEA on 12 of 12 bills classified as favoring their donor sectors — #13 rate in the House
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) voted YEA on 12 of 12 bills classified as favoring his top donor sectors—Defense & Aerospace and Electric Utilities—ranking #13 among House members on this metric. He voted YEA on HR6126-118, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act classified as favoring Defense & Aerospace, and supported the one tracked bill classified as limiting these sectors.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap76%
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 23068 active l
The bill hr8289-118 temporarily extends Federal Aviation Administration programs including unmanned aircraft systems pilot programs and airport improvement grants through May 17, 2024, affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Charles J. Fleischmann (R-TN) voted YEA on this legislation. Defense & Aerospace represents 15.1% of Fleischmann's identifiable donor base ($1.08M), and companies in this industry filed 23,068 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
COMMITTEES
Science, Space, and Technology
Appropriations
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Robert B. Aderholt
R-AL · House
Defense & AerospaceConstruction & EngineeringLawyers & Lobbyists
Michael Guest
R-MS · House
Defense & AerospaceConstruction & EngineeringLawyers & Lobbyists
Harold Rogers
R-KY · House
Defense & AerospaceConstruction & EngineeringLawyers & Lobbyists
Troy Balderson
R-OH · House
Construction & EngineeringLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
David P. Joyce
R-OH · House
Defense & AerospaceConstruction & EngineeringLawyers & Lobbyists
Paul Tonko
D-NY · House
Construction & EngineeringLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services