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Senator Rounds' $3.5 million fundraising profile is evenly split between PAC and committee sources (55%) and individual donors (45%), with $363,000 in party and leadership-tied political money tracked separately. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in Securities & Investment (25%), Technology (12%), Lawyers & Lobbyists (11%), Commercial Banks (10%), and Insurance (9%), a pattern mirrored in his individual donor base where Securities & Investment, Technology, and legal professionals appear most frequently. Over 114 recorded votes, Rounds has disclosed 11 stock trades under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$3.5M▲ 204% in ’24 vs ’22#49 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share25%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes8on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Rounds (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 Rounds voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 8 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Rounds'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$163K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC
PAC
2GOOGLE
$94K
employees
3$94K
SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC
PAC
4$91K
ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY
PAC
5$74K
EDWARD JONES
corporation
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap80%
Mike Rounds (R) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (22%) with 8194 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment represents 22.5% of his identifiable donor base ($0.78M, ranking #3 among his party), and companies in this industry filed 8,194 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
Mike Rounds (R) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (22%) with 8194 active lobbying filings
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales information to tax authorities in the Securities & Investment industry. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) voted YEA on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment donors represent 22.5% of Rounds' identifiable donor base ($0.78M, ranking #3 in his party), and companies in this industry filed 8,194 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Sponsor–Industry Alignment78%
Mike Rounds (R) is primary sponsor of Technology bill s1473-119; Technology is a top donor industry (11%)
The Stop Stealing our Chips Act (s1473-119) would establish a whistleblower incentive program and protections for individuals reporting violations of U.S. export control laws affecting the technology industry. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced the bill. Technology comprises 10.8% of Rounds's identifiable donor base ($0.37M), ranking fifth among donor industries in his party.
LEGISLATION
4 sponsored
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RESPECT Act
S789-117 · Signed
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue So
S3267-118 · Signed
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South 2nd Avenue
S2143-118 · Signed
Stop Stealing our Chips Act
S1473-119 · Passed Senate
COMMITTEES
Appropriations
Armed Services
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Indian Affairs
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
James A. Himes
D-CT · House
Securities & InvestmentTechnologyLawyers & Lobbyists
Gregory W. Meeks
D-NY · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsCommercial Banks
Bryan Steil
R-WI · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsCommercial Banks
Andy Barr
R-KY · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsCommercial Banks
J. French Hill
R-AR · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsCommercial Banks
Ann Wagner
R-MO · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsCommercial Banks