THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Senator Cornyn's $7.1 million in direct contributions rely predominantly on individual donors, who account for 74 percent of his funding, with PACs and committees providing 26 percent. His donor base shows notable concentration in finance and legal services, with Securities & Investment and Lawyers & Lobbyists sectors each representing a substantial share of industry-tied contributions, followed by Real Estate, Health Services, and Technology. Individual donors employed in securities, investment, legal, and real estate sectors form a consistent pattern within his overall contribution profile.
Raised · all cycles$7.1M▲ 3% in ’24 vs ’22#30 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share16%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes19on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Cornyn (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 Cornyn voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 19 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Cornyn'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$333K
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
corporation
2$263K
HOLD THE SENATE
PAC
3$167K
SECURE THE US SENATE 2026
PAC
4$129K
LONESTAR VICTORY FUND
PAC
5$99K
ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
John Cornyn (R) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 13945 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish federal and state regulatory frameworks for payment stablecoins issued by banks and qualified nonbank entities in the Securities & Investment industry. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment comprises 15.1% of Cornyn's identifiable donor base ($1.07M), and companies in this industry filed 13,945 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap78%
John Cornyn (R) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 8194 active lobbying filings
This joint resolution would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales information to tax authorities, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) voted YEA on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment donors comprise 15.4% of Cornyn's identifiable donor base ($1.29M), and companies in this industry filed 8,194 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Sponsor–Industry Alignment62%
John Cornyn (R) is primary sponsor of Real Estate bill s1608-118; Real Estate is a top donor industry (8%)
The Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion Act (s1608-118) would authorize expansion of an international toll bridge near Rio Grande City, Texas, affecting the Real Estate industry. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced this bill. Real Estate comprises 8.1% of Cornyn's identifiable donor base ($0.57M), ranking 44th among donor industries within his party.
LEGISLATION
25 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Finance
Foreign Relations
Budget
Judiciary
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control · Chairman
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Charles E. Schumer
D-NY · Senate
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Michael T. McCaul
R-TX · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Nancy Pelosi
D-CA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-NY · Senate
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Ritchie Torres
D-NY · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Tim Kaine
D-VA · Senate
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate