THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Representative McGuire's fundraising profile relies primarily on individual donors, who accounted for 74 percent of his $1.5 million in direct contributions, with PACs and committees making up the remaining 26 percent. Industry-tied contributions show a substantial concentration in defense and aerospace sectors, representing 36 percent of his industry money, followed by smaller shares from lawyers and lobbyists, construction and engineering, agriculture, and transportation. His disclosure filings document 22 stock trades over the period reviewed.
Raised · all cycles$1.5M#205 in party
Top sector share36%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes9on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds McGuire (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 McGuire voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 9 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is McGuire'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$123K
JOHN MCGUIRE FOR VIRGINIA
candidate's own committee
2$10K
AMERICAN SECURITY PAC
PAC
3$10K
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC
PAC
4$9K
ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
PAC
5$9K
AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sector-Aligned Voting91%
John J. McGuire III (R) voted YEA on 9 of 9 bills classified as favoring their donor sectors — #13 rate in the House
Rep. McGuire voted YEA on all 9 tracked bills classified as favoring Oil & Gas, ranking #13 among House members for voting alignment with top donor sectors. On HJRES35-119, which sought congressional disapproval of an environmental regulation, he voted YEA.
Spouse Trading85%
100% of the trades disclosed by John J. McGuire III are attributed to their spouse's account
Of 22 disclosed trades that state whose account they were made in, 22 (100%) are attributed to John J. McGuire III's spouse, totaling $0.0M–$0.3M in disclosed ranges. The STOCK Act requires members to disclose trades by themselves, their spouse, and dependent children; the attribution shown here is stated on the face of each filing and carries no implication about who directed the trades.
Committee–Donor Overlap70%
John J. McGuire III (R) sits on the Armed Services committee overseeing Defense & Aerospace — their largest tracked donor sector (23%)
Rep. John J. McGuire III (R-VA) serves on the House Committee on Armed Services, which has jurisdiction over the Defense & Aerospace sector. Defense & Aerospace comprises 23.5% of his identifiable donor base ($0.34M), ranking fourth among Republican members of Congress in donor concentration from this sector.
COMMITTEES
Armed Services
Oversight and Government Reform
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Trent Kelly
R-MS · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Scott Franklin
R-FL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Robert B. Aderholt
R-AL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
John H. Rutherford
R-FL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Rick Larsen
D-WA · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-MS · Senate
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering