THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Rep. McClain's fundraising relies moderately on PACs and committees for 41 percent of her $6.5 million in direct contributions, with individual donors providing the remaining 59 percent; her individual donor base shows particular concentration among lawyers, lobbyists, real estate professionals, and securities workers. Industry-tied PAC and committee money reflects broader representation across legal services, defense and aerospace, real estate, construction and engineering, and insurance sectors, each comprising 6 to 12 percent of her industry funding. Her voting record spans 333 recorded votes, and she has disclosed 1,397 stock trades under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$6.5M▲ 50% in ’24 vs ’22#63 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share12%Lawyers & Lobbyists
Donor-sector votes12on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds McClain (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 McClain voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 12 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is McClain'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$894K
LISA MCCLAIN LEADERSHIP FUND
candidate's own committee
2$52K
TODD STRATEGY GROUP
employees
3$46K
GOP WINNING WOMEN 2026
PAC
4$32K
HIGHLAND ENGINEERING
employees
5$30K
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sector-Aligned Voting89%
Lisa C. McClain (R) voted YEA on 7 of 7 bills classified as favoring their donor sectors — #28 rate in the House
Rep. Lisa C. McClain (R-MI) voted yes on 7 of 7 bills classified as favoring her top donor sectors—Defense & Aerospace and Real Estate—ranking #28 among House members for this voting pattern. She voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, classified as favoring Defense & Aerospace, and voted yes on 1 of 1 bills classified as limiting those sectors.
Spouse Trading85%
99% of the trades disclosed by Lisa C. McClain are attributed to their spouse's account
Of 1397 disclosed trades that state whose account they were made in, 1383 (99%) are attributed to Lisa C. McClain's spouse, totaling $2.3M–$22.8M 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.
Stock–Vote Overlap69%
Lisa C. McClain (R) made 6 Securities & Investment trades ($0.1M) within 14 days of voting on 1 bill affecting that sector
Rep. McClain disclosed 6 Securities & Investment trades within 14 days of voting on 1 bill affecting that sector, with a combined disclosed value of approximately $0.09M. On July 16, 2025, she disclosed a sale of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. Common Stock valued at $1,001–$15,000, one day before voting for s1582-119 (GENIUS Act).
LEGISLATION
3 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Financial Services
Education and Workforce
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Mike Rogers
R-AL · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsDefense & AerospaceReal Estate
Joe Wilson
R-SC · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsDefense & AerospaceReal Estate
Donald Norcross
D-NJ · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsDefense & AerospaceConstruction & Engineering
David P. Joyce
R-OH · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsDefense & AerospaceReal Estate
Guy Reschenthaler
R-PA · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsDefense & AerospaceReal Estate
Tracey Mann
R-KS · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsReal EstateConstruction & Engineering