THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Representative Wittman's $6.2 million fundraising profile is split fairly evenly between PAC and committee contributions (43%) and individual donors (57%), with an additional $286K from party and leadership sources. Industry-tied money shows concentration in defense and aerospace sectors (26% of industry funds), followed by lawyers and lobbyists (16%), with smaller shares from technology, construction, and securities firms; individual donor employment patterns align with these same sectors, particularly in defense, law, and investment. Wittman's voting record spans 333 recorded votes, and financial disclosures show 41 stock trades on file under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$6.2M▲ 37% in ’24 vs ’22#68 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share26%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes17on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Wittman (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 Wittman voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 17 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Wittman'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$526K
GROW THE MAJORITY
PAC
2$79K
HEPBURN AND SONS LLC
employees
3$65K
FORBRIGHT BANK
corporation
4$43K
EAW GROUP LLC
employees
5$41K
BLACKSTONE
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
Robert J. Wittman (R) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (22%) with 23011 active lobbying filin
The bill hr8289-118 temporarily extends Federal Aviation Administration programs, including unmanned aircraft systems pilot initiatives and airport improvement grants, affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) voted YEA on this legislation. Defense & Aerospace companies comprised 22.3% of Wittman's identifiable donor base ($2.92M, ranking fifth in his party), and firms in this sector filed 23,011 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Committee–Donor Overlap75%
Robert J. Wittman (R) sits on the Armed Services committee overseeing Defense & Aerospace — their largest tracked donor sector (24%)
Rep. Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) serves on the House Committee on Armed Services, which has jurisdiction over the Defense & Aerospace sector. Defense & Aerospace represents 24.3% of his identifiable donations ($1.51M), ranking third among Republican members of Congress in donor concentration from this sector.
COMMITTEES
Natural Resources · Vice Chair
Armed Services
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Adam Smith
D-WA · House
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Mike Rogers
R-AL · House
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Dale W. Strong
R-AL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Harold Rogers
R-KY · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Michael R. Turner
R-OH · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Scott Franklin
R-FL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology