THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Carter's funding is nearly evenly balanced between PAC and committee contributions (49%) and individual donors (51%), with an additional $338K in party and leadership support. Industry-tied contributions show notable concentration in defense and aerospace (21% of industry money), followed by lawyers and lobbyists (16%) and technology (15%), while his individual donor base also reflects strength in legal, technology, and real estate sectors. He has cast 336 recorded votes with no stock trading disclosures on file.
Raised · all cycles$3.2M▲ 5% in ’24 vs ’22#154 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share21%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes19on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Carter (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.
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How Carter voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 19 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Carter'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$550K
JUDGE CARTER VICTORY FUND
candidate's own committee
2$166K
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PAC
3$72K
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION
employees
4$55K
CONSERVATIVE FUTURE FUND
PAC
5$44K
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PAC
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Appropriations
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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Joe Wilson
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Tom Cole
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