THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Calvert's fundraising profile is weighted toward individual donors, who account for 67 percent of his $14.0M total, with PACs and committees representing 33 percent. Industry-tied contributions show pronounced concentration in Defense & Aerospace (27 percent of sector money), followed by Lawyers & Lobbyists (15 percent) and Technology (12 percent), a pattern reflected among his individual donors employed in those same sectors. Party and leadership contributions total $2.0M separately from industry money.
Raised · all cycles$14.0M▲ 112% in ’24 vs ’22#13 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share27%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes17on bills touching top donor sectors
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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 17 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 — #19 rate in the House
Rep. Ken Calvert voted YEA on 10 of 10 bills (100%) that an AI classifier identified as favoring his top donor sectors—Defense & Aerospace and Technology—ranking #19 among House members for this voting pattern. He voted YEA on HR6126-118, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act classified as favoring Defense & Aerospace, and supported both bills classified as limiting those same sectors.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
Ken Calvert (R) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (22%) with 38126 active lobbying filings
The bill hr8289-118 temporarily extends Federal Aviation Administration programs including unmanned aircraft systems pilot programs and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) voted YEA on this legislation. Defense & Aerospace comprises 21.9% of Calvert's identifiable donor base ($3.08M, ranking #6 in his party), and companies in this industry filed 38,126 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.
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Appropriations
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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