THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Ken Calvert's fundraising profile is weighted toward individual donors, who account for 67% of his $14.0M in direct contributions, with PACs and committees comprising the remaining 33%. Defense and aerospace firms dominate his industry-tied contributions at 27%, followed by lawyers and lobbyists at 15% and technology at 12%, patterns reflected among his employed individual donors as well. He received $2.1M in party and leadership-directed money separate from industry funding, and has no recorded stock trading disclosures on file.
Raised · all cycles$14.0M▲ 112% in ’24 vs ’22#13 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share27%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes18on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Calvert (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 Calvert voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 18 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Calvert'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$589K
GROW THE MAJORITY PAC
PAC
2$561K
AIPAC-AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PAC
3$376K
AMERICA PAC
PAC
4$346K
PROTECT THE HOUSE 2024
PAC
5$283K
DEFEND OUR MAJORITY
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sector-Aligned Voting93%
Ken Calvert (R) voted YEA on 10 of 10 bills classified as favoring their donor sectors — #3 rate in the House
Rep. Ken Calvert voted in favor of 10 of 10 bills classified as benefiting Defense & Aerospace and Technology sectors among his top donors, ranking #3 among House members on this metric. He voted yes on HR8289-118, the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024 Part II, classified as favoring Defense & Aerospace.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap78%
Ken Calvert (R) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (22%) with 48255 active lobbying filings
This bill extends Federal Aviation Administration programs through May 17, 2024, including unmanned aircraft systems pilot programs and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) voted YEA on hr8289-118. Defense & Aerospace represents 21.9% of Calvert's identifiable donor base ($3.08M, ranking #6 in his party), and companies in this industry filed 48,255 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap78%
Ken Calvert (R) voted YEA hr7454-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (22%) with 23135 active lobbying filings
The hr7454-118 bill temporarily extends Federal Aviation Administration programs including unmanned aircraft systems pilots, weather reporting, and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) voted YEA on this legislation. Defense & Aerospace companies comprised 21.8% of Calvert's identifiable donor base ($2.98M, ranking #5 in his party), and filed 23,135 lobbying reports since 2022 on issues related to this bill.
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Appropriations
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