THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Senator Paul's funding profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 97% of his $33.8 million in direct contributions, with PACs and committees providing only 3%. His industry-tied contributions show concentration in Health Services (18%), Securities & Investment (10%), and Construction & Engineering (9%), patterns that align with the employment sectors of his individual donor base in healthcare, construction, and legal services. His voting record includes 116 recorded votes, with one stock trade disclosure filed under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$33.8M▼ 66% in ’24 vs ’22#5 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share18%Health Services
Donor-sector votes6on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Paul (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 Paul voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors
Each dollar figure is Paul'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$1.3M
TEAM RAND
PAC
2$434K
CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE
PAC
3$334K
SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND
PAC
4$292K
KENTUCKY FREEDOM PAC
PAC
5$228K
RAND PAUL VICTORY
candidate's own committee
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap82%
Rand Paul (R) voted NAY s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (14%) with 8168 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish federal and state regulatory frameworks for payment stablecoins issued by banks and qualified financial institutions in the Securities & Investment industry. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) voted NAY on s1582-119. The Securities & Investment industry comprises 14.1% of Senator Paul's identifiable donor base ($2.93M, ranking #8 in his party), and companies in this sector filed 8,168 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap81%
Rand Paul (R) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (14%) with 8168 active lobbying filings
This joint resolution would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales information to tax authorities, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) voted YEA on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment companies comprised 14.1% of his identifiable donor base ($2.93M, ranking #8 in his party), and entities in this industry filed 8,168 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Grassroots Funding74%
Rand Paul raised 54% from sub-$200 small-dollar donors — #6 most grassroots-funded in the Senate
54% of the $33.8M in contributions Rand Paul raised across the tracked cycles came from donors giving under $200 — the FEC's "unitemized" small-dollar tier — ranking #6 of 97 Senate members raising over $1M. Small-dollar totals are reported by campaigns directly to the FEC; individual donors below $200 are not itemized by law.
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Foreign Relations
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Chairman
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Dusty Johnson
R-SD · House
Health ServicesSecurities & InvestmentConstruction & Engineering
Nydia M. Velázquez
D-NY · House
Health ServicesSecurities & InvestmentConstruction & Engineering
Jason Smith
R-MO · House
Health ServicesSecurities & InvestmentLawyers & Lobbyists
Lloyd Smucker
R-PA · House
Health ServicesSecurities & InvestmentConstruction & Engineering
W. Gregory Steube
R-FL · House
Health ServicesConstruction & EngineeringLawyers & Lobbyists
James Comer
R-KY · House
Health ServicesConstruction & EngineeringLawyers & Lobbyists