THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Turner's fundraising shows a relatively balanced split between PAC/committee sources (48%) and individual donors (52%), with $206K in separate party and single-issue political contributions. His industry-tied donor base concentrates in Defense & Aerospace (25% of industry money), Labor Unions (12%), and Lawyers & Lobbyists (11%), with Construction & Engineering and Technology representing smaller shares. Among his individual donors with employment information, lawyers, lobbyists, securities professionals, and defense-sector workers appear as recurring sources.
Raised · all cycles$3.2M▼ 1% in ’24 vs ’22#153 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share25%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes19on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Turner (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 Turner voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 19 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Turner'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$248K
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PAC
2$117K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC
PAC
3$93K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC
corporation
4$46K
SYNERGY
employees
5$45K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sector-Aligned Voting94%
Michael R. Turner (R) voted YEA on 11 of 11 bills classified as favoring their donor sectors — #20 rate in the House
Rep. Michael R. Turner (R-OH) voted YEA on all 11 tracked bills classified as favoring Defense & Aerospace and Technology sectors, ranking 20th highest among House members on this metric. He also voted YEA on HR8289-118, the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, classified as favoring Defense & Aerospace.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap76%
Michael R. Turner (R) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (22%) with 23115 active lobbying filin
This bill temporarily extends Federal Aviation Administration programs through May 2024, including unmanned aircraft systems pilot programs and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Representative Michael R. Turner (R-OH) voted YEA on hr8289-118. Defense & Aerospace comprises 22.1% of Turner's identifiable donor base ($0.69M, ranking #3 in their party), while companies in this industry filed 23,115 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap76%
Michael R. Turner (R) voted YEA hr6503-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (24%) with 23068 active lobbying filin
The bill hr6503-118 temporarily extends Federal Aviation Administration programs including unmanned aircraft systems pilot programs, weather reporting, and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Representative Michael R. Turner (R-OH) voted YEA on this legislation. Defense & Aerospace companies comprised 23.9% of Turner's identifiable donor base ($1.50M, ranking fifth in their party), while Defense & Aerospace interests filed 23,068 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
COMMITTEES
Armed Services
Oversight and Government Reform
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
James R. Walkinshaw
D-VA · House
Defense & AerospaceLabor UnionsLawyers & Lobbyists
Adam Smith
D-WA · House
Defense & AerospaceLabor UnionsLawyers & Lobbyists
Dale W. Strong
R-AL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Robert J. Wittman
R-VA · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Betty McCollum
D-MN · House
Defense & AerospaceLabor UnionsLawyers & Lobbyists
Mike Rogers
R-AL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering