THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Higgins' $1.8M fundraising profile draws 70 percent from individual donors and 30 percent from PACs and committees, with an additional $266K in party and leadership money. Industry-tied contributions reflect particular donor concentration in agriculture (19 percent), health services (13 percent), and oil and gas (10 percent), while his individual donor base includes significant representation from health services, legal and lobbying professionals, and retail sector workers. His voting record spans 338 recorded votes with no stock trade disclosures on file.
Raised · all cycles$1.8M▼ 41% in ’24 vs ’22#197 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share19%Agriculture
Donor-sector votes16on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Higgins (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.
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How Higgins voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 16 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Higgins'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$56K
PEOPLE WHO LOVE AMERICA
PAC
2$30K
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
3$30K
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC
PAC
4$28K
HOUSE FREEDOM FUND
PAC
5$25K
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Armed Services
Oversight and Government Reform
House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Michael Cloud
R-TX · House
AgricultureHealth ServicesOil & Gas
Vince Fong
R-CA · House
AgricultureHealth ServicesOil & Gas
Jodey C. Arrington
R-TX · House
AgricultureHealth ServicesOil & Gas
Adrian Smith
R-NE · House
AgricultureHealth ServicesConstruction & Engineering
Mark Harris
R-NC · House
AgricultureHealth ServicesConstruction & Engineering
Dusty Johnson
R-SD · House
AgricultureHealth ServicesConstruction & Engineering