THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Graves' $6.2M fundraising profile is heavily reliant on PAC and committee money, which comprises 68% of his contributions, while individual donors account for 32%. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in transportation (23%), construction and engineering (14%), and defense and aerospace (10%), with similar economic sectors—transportation, lawyers and lobbyists, and construction—represented among his individual donors. No stock trading disclosures are on file, and political party and leadership money totaled $132K separately from industry contributions.
Raised · all cycles$6.2M▲ 16% in ’24 vs ’22#74 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share23%Transportation
Donor-sector votes23on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Graves (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 Graves voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 23 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Graves'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$237K
SAM GRAVES VICTORY FUND, SAMUEL B JR 'SAM'
candidate's own committee
2$200K
COUNTRY CLUB BANK
corporation
3$134K
SAM GRAVES VICTORY FUND
candidate's own committee
4$48K
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES ACEC PAC
PAC
5$44K
HERZOG LLC
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Committee–Donor Overlap95%
Sam Graves (R) chairs the Transportation and Infrastructure committee overseeing Transportation — their largest tracked donor sector (22%)
Sam Graves (R-MO) chairs the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which has jurisdiction over the Transportation sector. Transportation is his largest donor sector at 22.5% of contributions ($1.39M), ranking him #1 among Republican members in donor concentration from this sector.
Sponsor–Industry Alignment70%
Sam Graves (R) is primary sponsor of Defense & Aerospace bill hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is a top donor industry (9%)
The bill hr8289-118 extends Federal Aviation Administration programs and airport improvement grants through May 2024, affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced this bill as its primary sponsor. Defense & Aerospace ranks as Graves's 26th largest donor industry among Republicans, accounting for 9.5% of identifiable contributions ($0.59M).
Sponsor–Industry Alignment69%
Sam Graves (R) is primary sponsor of Defense & Aerospace bill hr7454-118; Defense & Aerospace is a top donor industry (9%)
The Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024 (hr7454-118) temporarily extends Federal Aviation Administration programs including unmanned aircraft systems pilots, weather reporting, and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced this bill. Defense & Aerospace comprises 9.5% of Graves's identifiable donor base ($0.59M), ranking 26th among donor industries in his party.
LEGISLATION
5 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Transportation and Infrastructure · Chair
Armed Services
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Rick Larsen
D-WA · House
TransportationConstruction & EngineeringDefense & Aerospace
Donald Norcross
D-NJ · House
Construction & EngineeringDefense & AerospaceLawyers & Lobbyists
John Garamendi
D-CA · House
TransportationConstruction & EngineeringLawyers & Lobbyists
Steve Cohen
D-TN · House
TransportationDefense & AerospaceLawyers & Lobbyists
Michael R. Turner
R-OH · House
Construction & EngineeringDefense & AerospaceLawyers & Lobbyists
André Carson
D-IN · House
TransportationDefense & AerospaceLawyers & Lobbyists