THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Ruiz's $6.8 million fundraising profile shows a balanced split between PAC and committee money (47%) and individual donors (53%), with $257K in party and single-issue contributions tracked separately. Industry-tied contributions are dominated by Health Services (35% of that segment), followed by Lawyers & Lobbyists (13%), Labor Unions (7%), Pharmaceuticals & Biotech (6%), and Telecommunications (5%), with his individual donor base similarly concentrated in Health Services, Lawyers & Lobbyists, and Casinos & Gambling sectors. He has 336 recorded votes and no stock trade disclosures on file.
Raised · all cycles$6.8M▲ 8% in ’24 vs ’22#77 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share35%Health Services
Donor-sector votes9on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Ruiz (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 Ruiz voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 9 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Ruiz'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$132K
CHANDI GROUP USA, INC.
employees
2$98K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC
PAC
3$71K
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
employees
4$58K
US ACUTE CARE SOLUTIONS
employees
5$54K
PZ INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sector-Aligned Voting85%
Raul Ruiz (D) voted YEA on 4 of 4 bills classified as favoring their donor sectors — #7 rate in the House
Rep. Raul Ruiz voted in favor of all four bills classified as benefiting his top donor sectors including Labor Unions and Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, ranking #7 among House members for this voting pattern. He voted to advance HJRES100-117, a railroad labor dispute resolution classified as favoring Labor Unions, and also voted in favor of all four bills classified as limiting those same sectors.
Committee–Donor Overlap76%
Raul Ruiz (D) sits on the Energy and Commerce committee overseeing Health Services — their largest tracked donor sector (33%)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA) serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has jurisdiction over the Health Services sector. Health Services comprises 33.3% of his identifiable donor base ($2.26M), ranking third among House Democrats in donor concentration from this sector.
LEGISLATION
3 sponsored
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To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm De
HR7925-117 · Signed
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Main Street in Brawley,
HR8641-118 · Signed
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act
HR897-117 · Signed
COMMITTEES
Energy and Commerce
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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D-NJ · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsLabor Unions
Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsLabor Unions
John Joyce
R-PA · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsPharmaceuticals & Biotech
Neal P. Dunn
R-FL · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsPharmaceuticals & Biotech
Brett Guthrie
R-KY · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsPharmaceuticals & Biotech