THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Rep. Comer's fundraising profile relies predominantly on individual donors, who supplied 81 percent of his $10.9 million in direct contributions compared to 19 percent from PACs and committees. Industry-tied giving shows modest concentration in health services and legal/lobbying sectors (each 12 percent of industry money), with smaller shares from agriculture, construction, and pharmaceuticals, patterns broadly reflected among his individual donors who work in health services, law, and construction fields. Over his tenure, Comer has cast 336 recorded votes and filed 45 stock trades under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$10.9M▲ 366% in ’24 vs ’22#30 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share12%Health Services
Donor-sector votes18on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Comer (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 Comer voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 18 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Comer'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$64K
NYCBS
employees
2$30K
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE PAC
PAC
3$30K
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
4$29K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC
PAC
5$27K
PITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sponsor–Industry Alignment61%
James Comer (R) is primary sponsor of Labor Unions bill hr4366-119; Labor Unions is a top donor industry (4%)
The Save Local Business Act (hr4366-119) would narrow the definition of joint employer status under federal labor law, limiting employer liability for staffing practices at contracted businesses. Rep. James Comer (R-KY) introduced this bill. Labor Unions represent 3.7% of Comer's identifiable campaign contributions ($0.40M), ranking 30th among donor industries within his party.
Sponsor–Industry Alignment32%
James Comer (R) is primary sponsor of Real Estate bill hr26-117; Real Estate is a top donor industry (4%)
The bill hr26-117 would prohibit federal agencies from using reverse auctions when procuring complex or specialized design and construction services in the Real Estate industry. Representative James Comer (R-KY) introduced this legislation. Real Estate ranks among Comer's top donor industries at 3.7% of identifiable contributions ($0.41M), placing 202nd among 274 Republican donor sectors.
LEGISLATION
4 sponsored
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D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
HR4984-118 · Signed
Save Local Business Act
HR4366-119 · Passed House
Recommending that the House of Representatives find United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garlan
HRES1293-118 · Passed House
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021
HR26-117 · Signed
COMMITTEES
Oversight and Government Reform · Chair
Education and Workforce
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
W. Gregory Steube
R-FL · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Adrian Smith
R-NE · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Markwayne Mullin
R-OK · Senate
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Roger Marshall
R-KS · Senate
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Gregory F. Murphy
R-NC · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Diana Harshbarger
R-TN · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering