THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Banks' fundraising relies predominantly on individual donors, who account for 73% of his $7.2 million in direct contributions, while PACs and committees provide 27%. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in Securities & Investment (17%), Lawyers & Lobbyists (15%), and Health Services (9%), with similar sector patterns evident among his individual donors employed in finance, legal services, and healthcare. He has disclosed 5 stock trades under the STOCK Act across 323 recorded votes.
Raised · all cycles$7.2M#29 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share17%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes14on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Banks (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 Banks voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 14 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Banks'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$373K
CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE
PAC
2$265K
TEAM BANKS
candidate's own committee
3$172K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
PAC
4$152K
OLD NATIONAL BANK
corporation
5$138K
2024 REPUBLICAN SENATE VICTORY
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sector-Aligned Voting90%
Jim Banks (R) voted YEA on 8 of 8 bills classified as favoring their donor sectors — #8 rate in the Senate
Jim Banks voted yes on 8 of 8 bills classified by AI as favoring their top donor sectors—Securities & Investment and Real Estate—ranking #8 highest among 87 Senate members with sufficient tracked votes. On the single bill classified as limiting those sectors, Banks also voted yes.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap80%
Jim Banks (R) voted YEA sjres18-119; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (11%) with 3524 active lobbying filings
This joint resolution would nullify a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule capping overdraft charges at $5 for Commercial Banks. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) voted YEA on sjres18-119. Commercial Banks represents 10.9% of his identifiable donor base ($1.90M), and companies in this industry filed 3,524 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap80%
Jim Banks (R) voted YEA sjres13-119; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (11%) with 3524 active lobbying filings
The bill sjres13-119 would overturn a Treasury rule that removes automatic approvals and streamlines procedures for reviewing Commercial Banks mergers. Jim Banks voted YEA on sjres13-119. Commercial Banks contributed 10.9% of Banks' identifiable donor base ($1.90M), and companies in this industry filed 3,524 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Armed Services
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Veterans' Affairs
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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