THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Ruiz's $6.8 million fundraising profile shows nearly balanced reliance on PACs and committees (47%) versus individual donors (53%), with $270K in separate party and leadership money. Industry-tied contributions are heavily concentrated in Health Services (35% of industry money), followed by smaller shares in Lawyers & Lobbyists (13%), Labor Unions (7%), Pharmaceuticals & Biotech (6%), and Telecommunications (5%), while his individual donor base similarly reflects strong representation from health services professionals, legal practitioners, and casino and gambling sector employees. The contribution pattern shows economic-sector concentration in healthcare and legal services alongside standard organized labor support typical of Democratic House members in his state.
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 — #28 rate in the House
Rep. Raul Ruiz voted in favor of 4 of 4 bills classified by AI as favoring top donor sectors including Labor Unions and Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, ranking #28 among House members on this metric. On bills classified as limiting those same sectors, he voted in favor 4 of 4 times.
Committee–Donor Overlap76%
Raul Ruiz (D) sits on the Energy and Commerce committee overseeing Health Services — their largest tracked donor sector (33%)
Raul Ruiz (D-CA) serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has jurisdiction over the Health Services sector. Health Services comprises 33.2% of his identifiable donor base ($2.26M), ranking third among Democratic members of Congress.
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.
Diana DeGette
D-CO · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsLabor Unions
Frank Pallone, Jr.
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
H. Morgan Griffith
R-VA · House
Health ServicesLawyers & LobbyistsPharmaceuticals & Biotech