THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Smucker's fundraising is heavily concentrated in PAC and committee sources, which account for 72 percent of his $3.4 million in direct contributions, with individual donors providing 28 percent. Industry-tied contributions show a diversified donor base across professional services, with lawyers and lobbyists representing 12 percent of industry money, insurance 12 percent, and health services 10 percent, while individual donors employed in these sectors mirror this pattern. His voting record includes 333 recorded votes and six stock trades disclosed under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$3.4M▲ 12% in ’24 vs ’22#135 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share12%Lawyers & Lobbyists
Donor-sector votes4on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Smucker (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.
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How Smucker voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors
Each dollar figure is Smucker'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$79K
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES
corporation
2$39K
BLACKSTONE
employees
3$31K
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS
employees
4$30K
NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)
PAC
5$30K
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)
PAC
COMMITTEES
Ways and Means
Budget
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Pablo José Hernández
D-PR · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsInsuranceHealth Services
David Kustoff
R-TN · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsInsuranceHealth Services
John B. Larson
D-CT · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsInsuranceHealth Services
Brendan F. Boyle
D-PA · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsInsuranceHealth Services
Tina Smith
D-MN · Senate
Lawyers & LobbyistsInsuranceHealth Services
Linda T. Sánchez
D-CA · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsInsuranceHealth Services