THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Michael F. Bennet's fundraising profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 93 percent of his $19.2 million in direct contributions, with PACs and committees representing only 7 percent of his funding base. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in legal and financial services, with lawyers and lobbyists providing 21 percent of sector-identified money, securities and investment firms 18 percent, and real estate interests 10 percent—a pattern reflected in the employment sectors of his individual donor base. Bennet has recorded 17 stock trades under the STOCK Act disclosure requirements across 114 votes in the Senate.
Raised · all cycles$19.2M▼ 94% in ’24 vs ’22#18 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share21%Lawyers & Lobbyists
Donor-sector votes5on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Bennet (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 Bennet voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors
Each dollar figure is Bennet'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$325K
THE COLORADO WAY
PAC
2$211K
LCV VICTORY FUND
PAC
3$174K
CLIMATE POWER ACTION
PAC
4$139K
GRASSROOTS MEDIA
corporation
5$93K
AMERICAN POLICY FUND
PAC
COMMITTEES
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Finance
Rules and Administration
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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George Latimer
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Bradley Scott Schneider
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Josh Harder
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