THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Senator Graham's contribution profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who provided 91% of his $12.2 million in direct contributions, with PACs and committees accounting for 9%. His industry-tied money shows pronounced concentration in securities and investment firms, which represent 48% of industry contributions, followed by lawyers and lobbyists at 8% and health services and technology each at 5%; individual donors employed in these same sectors—particularly securities, investment, and legal fields—reinforce this pattern. He also received $4.2 million in party and leadership-aligned contributions separate from industry giving.
Raised · all cycles$12.2M▼ 58% in ’24 vs ’22#15 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share48%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes9on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Graham (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 Graham voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 9 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Graham'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$2.6M
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
corporation
2$453K
CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS
corporation
3$411K
SCOTT HOWELL & COMPANY
corporation
4$219K
TRUMP-GRAHAM MAJORITY FUND
candidate's own committee
5$206K
PALMETTO PEACH FUND
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap85%
Lindsey Graham (R) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (28%) with 8168 active lobbying filing
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish federal and state regulatory frameworks for payment stablecoins issued by banks and qualified nonbank entities in the Securities & Investment industry. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment companies comprise 28.0% of Graham's identifiable donor base ($5.86M, ranked #1 in his party), and entities in this industry filed 8,168 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap84%
Lindsey Graham (R) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (28%) with 8168 active lobbying fili
This joint resolution would overturn an IRS rule requiring securities and investment firms to report digital asset sales to tax authorities. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) voted YEA on hjres25-119. The Securities & Investment industry represents 28.0% of Graham's identifiable donor base ($5.86M, ranking #1 in his party), and companies in this sector filed 8,168 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Grassroots Funding72%
Lindsey Graham raised 50% from sub-$200 small-dollar donors — #9 most grassroots-funded in the Senate
50% of the $12.2M in contributions Lindsey Graham raised across the tracked cycles came from donors giving under $200 — the FEC's "unitemized" small-dollar tier — ranking #9 of 98 Senate members raising over $1M. Small-dollar totals are reported by campaigns directly to the FEC; individual donors below $200 are not itemized by law.
LEGISLATION
2 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Appropriations
Environment and Public Works
Budget · Chairman
Judiciary
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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