THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Comer's $10.5M fundraising profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 81% of contributions across 39,841 donations, with PACs and committees comprising 19% of his funding base. Industry-tied contributions show distributed support across Health Services and Lawyers & Lobbyists (each 12% of industry money), followed by Agriculture, Construction & Engineering, and Pharmaceuticals & Biotech (7%, 6%, and 6% respectively), with individual donor employment patterns aligned to Health Services, legal services, and construction sectors. His legislative record includes 334 recorded votes and 45 stock trades disclosed under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$10.5M▲ 366% in ’24 vs ’22#28 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" under federal labor law, making it harder for entities to be held jointly responsible for workers' wages and conditions—a change affecting Labor Unions. Rep. James Comer (R-KY) introduced this bill. Labor Unions comprised 3.6% of Comer's identifiable donor base ($0.38M), ranking 30th among 259 donor industries in 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 the federal government from using reverse auctions for complex construction and design services, affecting the Real Estate industry. Representative James Comer (R-KY) introduced this legislation. Real Estate represents 3.8% of Comer's identifiable donor base ($0.40M), ranking 201st among donor industries within his party.
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
Diana Harshbarger
R-TN · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Gregory F. Murphy
R-NC · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture