THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Himes's $4.8 million in direct contributions show substantial PAC and committee reliance at 58 percent, with individual donors providing 42 percent of his funding. Industry-tied money concentrates in financial services—Securities & Investment (27 percent), Insurance (14 percent), and Commercial Banks (13 percent)—alongside Lawyers & Lobbyists (9 percent) and Technology (6 percent), with individual donor employment patterns showing similar overlap in securities, legal, and technology sectors. He has recorded 338 votes and 4 stock trades under disclosure requirements.
Raised · all cycles$5.7M▲ 24% in ’24 vs ’22#122 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share27%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes23on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Himes (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 Himes voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 23 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Himes'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$374K
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC
corporation
2$65K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
employees
3$45K
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
4$41K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC
PAC
5$35K
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap80%
James A. Himes (D) voted NAY hr3633-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (27%) with 19368 active lobbying fili
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (hr3633-119) would establish federal regulatory oversight of digital commodities traded on blockchain systems, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. James A. Himes (D-CT) voted NAY on hr3633-119. Himes received 26.7% of identifiable donor funding ($1.27M) from Securities & Investment firms, ranking sixth in his party, while companies in this sector filed 19,368 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap80%
James A. Himes (D) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (27%) with 19368 active lobbying filin
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would create a federal regulatory framework allowing certain financial institutions to issue payment stablecoins, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Representative James A. Himes (D-CT) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment donors comprise 26.7% of Himes's identifiable donor base ($1.27M, ranking #6 in his party), while Securities & Investment firms filed 19,368 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
James A. Himes (D) voted NAY hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (27%) with 19368 active lobbying fil
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales information to tax authorities, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. James A. Himes (D-CT) voted against the bill. Securities & Investment entities contributed 26.7% of his identifiable donations ($1.27M, ranking 6th among party members), while companies in this sector filed 19,368 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
COMMITTEES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · Ranking Member
Financial Services
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