THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
DesJarlais's $857K fundraising profile is split between PACs and committees (57%) and individual donors (43%), with $155K in separate party and single-issue political money. His industry-tied contributions show substantial concentration in Defense & Aerospace (35%), followed by Construction & Engineering (11%), Retail & Consumer (7%), Food & Beverage (7%), and Real Estate (6%). Individual donor employment data reflects similar sectors—Defense & Aerospace, Construction & Engineering, and Retail & Consumer—suggesting some alignment between his geographic base and his contribution sources.
Raised · all cycles$857K▲ 79% in ’24 vs ’22#213 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share35%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes14on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds DesJarlais (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 DesJarlais voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 14 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is DesJarlais'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$27K
HOUSE FREEDOM FUND
PAC
2$25K
ULINE
employees
3$21K
REALTORS PAC
PAC
4$20K
EYE OF THE TIGER PAC
PAC
5$20K
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
COMMITTEES
Agriculture
Armed Services
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Mike Rogers
R-AL · House
Defense & AerospaceConstruction & EngineeringReal Estate
David P. Joyce
R-OH · House
Defense & AerospaceConstruction & EngineeringReal Estate
Lisa C. McClain
R-MI · House
Defense & AerospaceConstruction & EngineeringReal Estate
Glenn Grothman
R-WI · House
Construction & EngineeringRetail & ConsumerReal Estate
Andrew S. Clyde
R-GA · House
Construction & EngineeringRetail & ConsumerReal Estate
Thomas P. Tiffany
R-WI · House
Construction & EngineeringRetail & ConsumerReal Estate