THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Representative Strong's contribution profile is weighted toward individual donors, who account for 63 percent of his $4.2 million raised, with PACs and committees comprising the remaining 37 percent. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in Defense & Aerospace (25 percent), Lawyers & Lobbyists (14 percent), and Construction & Engineering (10 percent), a pattern broadly reflected among his individual donors who work in defense contracting, legal services, and technology sectors. He received $345,000 from party and leadership committees, and has filed no stock trade disclosures.
Raised · all cycles$4.2M▼ 30% in ’24 vs ’22#116 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share25%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes15on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Strong (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 Strong voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 15 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Strong'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$82K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
PAC
2$58K
AMERICA FIRST ALABAMA PAC
PAC
3$41K
IGNITE
employees
4$35K
COLLAZO ENTERPRISES
employees
5$30K
DEFEND OUR VALUES PAC (DOV PAC)
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sector-Aligned Voting93%
Dale W. Strong (R) voted YEA on 10 of 10 bills classified as favoring their donor sectors — #19 rate in the House
Rep. Dale W. Strong (R-AL) voted yes on 10 of 10 bills classified as favoring Defense & Aerospace and Technology sectors among his top donors, ranking 19th highest among House members on this metric. He voted yes on HR8289-118, the Airport and Airway Extension Act classified as favoring Defense & Aerospace, and voted yes on both bills classified as limiting those same sectors.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap76%
Dale W. Strong (R) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (19%) with 23115 active lobbying filings
This bill extends Federal Aviation Administration programs and activities through May 2024, including unmanned aircraft systems pilot programs and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Representative Dale W. Strong (R-AL) voted YEA on hr8289-118. Defense & Aerospace companies provided 18.7% of Strong's identifiable campaign donations ($0.78M, ranking #9 among party members), and entities in this industry filed 23,115 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap75%
Dale W. Strong (R) voted YEA hr7454-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (19%) with 23115 active lobbying filings
Rep. Dale W. Strong's hr7454-118 vote extends Federal Aviation Administration programs and airport improvement grants through May 2024, affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Strong voted YEA on the bill. Defense & Aerospace donors represent 18.7% of Strong's identifiable donor base ($0.78M), and companies in this industry filed 23,115 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Appropriations
Homeland Security
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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