THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Comer's fundraising profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 81 percent of his $10.9 million raised, with PACs and committees comprising 19 percent. His industry-tied contributions show modest concentration in Health Services and Lawyers & Lobbyists (each 12 percent of industry money), followed by smaller shares in Agriculture, Construction & Engineering, and Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, patterns that align with the employment sectors of his individual donor base. He has cast 338 recorded votes and disclosed 45 stock trades.
Raised · all cycles$7.3M▲ 366% in ’24 vs ’22#66 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share12%Health Services
Donor-sector votes19on 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 19 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 legal definition of joint employer status under federal labor law, limiting liability for companies that exercise limited control over contractors' workforces, affecting Labor Unions' organizing and bargaining scope. Rep. James Comer (R-KY) introduced this bill. Labor Unions rank as Comer's 31st largest donor industry among 262 in the Republican party, providing $0.40M or 3.7% of his identifiable contributions.
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 construction and design services from the Real Estate industry. Representative James Comer (R-KY) introduced this legislation. Real Estate represents 3.8% of Comer's identifiable donor base ($0.42M), ranking 201st among donor industries for Republican members of Congress.
LEGISLATION
5 sponsored
●●●●+1 more →
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
Gregory F. Murphy
R-NC · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Diana Harshbarger
R-TN · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
R-GA · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Robert B. Aderholt
R-AL · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture