THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Kennedy's fundraising profile relies heavily on individual donors, who account for 97 percent of his $51.7 million in direct contributions, with PACs and committees comprising only 3 percent. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in commercial banking (19 percent), health services (10 percent), lawyers and lobbyists (10 percent), securities and investment (9 percent), and construction and engineering (9 percent), a pattern reinforced by his employed individual donors working primarily in health services, securities and investment, and legal professions. Kennedy has 114 recorded votes and 3 stock trade disclosures on file.
Raised · all cycles$51.7M▼ 58% in ’24 vs ’22#3 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share19%Commercial Banks
Donor-sector votes21on 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 21 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 3540 active lobbying filings
Senator John Kennedy is the primary sponsor of sjres13-119, which would overturn a Treasury Department rule that made bank merger reviews more stringent by eliminating expedited approval procedures. Commercial Banks is Kennedy's fourth-largest donor industry, accounting for $8.00M or 15.5% of his identifiable donor base. Commercial Banks industry entities filed 3,540 lobbying reports since 2022 related to issues addressed in 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%)
The bill sjres13-119 would overturn a Treasury Department rule that tightened review procedures for commercial bank mergers. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced this joint resolution. Commercial Banks contributed 15.5% of Kennedy's identifiable donor base ($8.00M), ranking as their fourth-largest donor industry among Republicans.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap88%
John Kennedy (R) sponsored sjres32-118; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 3540 active lobbying filings
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is the primary sponsor of sjres32-118, which would nullify a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule requiring Commercial Banks to report small business lending data. Kennedy sponsored this joint resolution of disapproval. Commercial Banks represents 15.5% of Kennedy's identifiable donor base ($8.00M), ranking fourth among donor industries in his party, while Commercial Banks companies filed 3,540 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
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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