THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Kennedy's fundraising profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 97 percent of his $53.3 million total, with PACs and committees representing just 3 percent. His industry-tied contributions show concentration in financial services and professional sectors, with commercial banks providing 19 percent of industry money, followed by health services, lawyers and lobbyists, and securities and investment firms each at 9-10 percent; individual donor employment patterns align with these same sectors—health services, securities and investment, and legal professions. Kennedy has 117 recorded votes and 5 stock trade disclosures on file.
Raised · all cycles$53.3M▼ 58% in ’24 vs ’22#3 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share19%Commercial Banks
Donor-sector votes22on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Kennedy (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 Kennedy voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 22 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Kennedy'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$1.6M
BANKPLUS
corporation
2$1.1M
FRIENDS OF KENNEDY
candidate's own committee
3$372K
CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE
PAC
4$131K
FIRST BANK AND TRUST
corporation
5$110K
ARCHER AUTO GROUP
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap94%
John Kennedy (R) sponsored sjres13-119; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 7541 active lobbying filings
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is the primary sponsor of sjres13-119, which would nullify Treasury Department rules that tightened procedures for reviewing Commercial Banks mergers. Commercial Banks ranks as Kennedy's third-largest donor industry, comprising 15.5% of his identifiable donations ($8.24M). Commercial Banks companies filed 7,541 lobbying reports since 2022 on issues related to this legislation.
Sponsor–Industry Alignment94%
John Kennedy (R) is primary sponsor of Commercial Banks bill sjres13-119; Commercial Banks is a top donor industry (15%)
SJres13-119 would reverse a 2024 Treasury rule that added merger review procedures for Commercial Banks, eliminating expedited approvals and streamlined applications. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the bill. Commercial Banks provided 15.5% of Kennedy's identifiable campaign funds ($8.24M), ranking third among donor industries within his party.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap88%
John Kennedy (R) sponsored sjres32-118; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 7541 active lobbying filings
SJres32-118 would nullify a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule requiring Commercial Banks to report small business credit application data. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is the primary sponsor of this joint resolution. Commercial Banks is Kennedy's third-largest donor industry at 15.5% of identifiable contributions ($8.24M), and Commercial Banks companies filed 7,541 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
LEGISLATION
7 sponsored
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
SJRES13-119 · Signed
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025
S616-119 · Signed
5G SALE Act
S2787-118 · Signed
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
SJRES32-118 · Vetoed
COMMITTEES
Appropriations
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Budget
Judiciary
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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David Kustoff
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Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsSecurities & Investment
Lloyd Smucker
R-PA · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsSecurities & Investment