THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Smith's fundraising profile is moderately reliant on PAC and committee sources, which account for 58 percent of his $13.1 million in direct contributions, while 42 percent comes from individual donors. Industry-tied money shows concentration in Securities & Investment (16 percent), Lawyers & Lobbyists (13 percent), and Health Services (11 percent), with individual donors employed in these same three sectors. He received $205,000 in separate party and leadership-designated contributions and has no stock trade disclosures on file across 336 recorded votes.
Raised · all cycles$13.1M▲ 86% in ’24 vs ’22#16 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share16%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes5on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Smith (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 Smith voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors
Each dollar figure is Smith'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$351K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
employees
2$290K
CEO
employees
3$250K
SHG MGMT
employees
4$217K
MOBLEY HOLDINGS
employees
5$181K
JES HOLDINGS
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap80%
Jason Smith (R) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 13945 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) establishes federal and state regulatory frameworks for payment stablecoins issued by Securities & Investment institutions. Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment companies represent 15.5% of Smith's identifiable donor base ($2.03M) and filed 13,945 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
Jason Smith (R) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 13945 active lobbying filing
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an Internal Revenue Service rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales information to tax authorities in the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) voted YEA on this resolution. Smith's campaign contributions from Securities & Investment donors represent 15.5% of identifiable funding ($2.03M), and companies in this industry filed 13,945 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Sponsor–Industry Alignment64%
Jason Smith (R) is primary sponsor of Insurance bill hr3797-118; Insurance is a top donor industry (8%)
HR3797-118 would allow employers and health insurance providers to stop sending annual proof-of-coverage tax forms to individuals unless specifically requested. Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) introduced the bill. Insurance ranks among Smith's top donor industries at 8.0% of identifiable contributions ($1.05M), placing 36th among donor industries to their party.
LEGISLATION
2 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Ways and Means · Chair
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Jimmy Panetta
D-CA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
Tina Smith
D-MN · Senate
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
Bill Cassidy
R-LA · Senate
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
Bradley Scott Schneider
D-IL · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
Thom Tillis
R-NC · Senate
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services
Katherine M. Clark
D-MA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsHealth Services