THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Franklin's fundraising is evenly balanced between PACs and committees (49%) and individual donors (51%), with $161K in party and leadership money tracked separately. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in Defense & Aerospace (22%), Lawyers & Lobbyists (12%), and Agriculture (10%), while his individual donor base includes professionals from law, technology, and real estate sectors. Over 336 recorded votes, he has filed 130 stock trade disclosures under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$2.4M▼ 11% in ’24 vs ’22#182 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share22%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes15on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Franklin (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 Franklin voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 15 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Franklin'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$154K
TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022
PAC
2$76K
SCOTT FRANKLIN WINGMAN FUND
candidate's own committee
3$24K
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)
PAC
4$24K
FORTRESS INFORMATION SECURITY
employees
5$24K
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap76%
Scott Franklin (R) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (23%) with 23068 active lobbying filings
Rep. Scott Franklin voted YEA on hr8289-118, which extends Federal Aviation Administration programs including unmanned aircraft systems pilot programs and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Franklin voted in support of the bill. Defense & Aerospace companies represent 22.8% of Franklin's identifiable donor base ($0.79M, ranking #6 among Republican donors), and Defense & Aerospace firms filed 23,068 lobbying reports since 2022 on issues related to this legislation.
Stock–Vote Overlap54%
Scott Franklin (R) made 2 Technology trades ($0.1M) within 14 days of voting on 1 bill affecting that sector
Rep. Scott Franklin disclosed 2 Technology trades totaling approximately $0.12M within 14 days of voting on 1 bill affecting that sector, consisting of 2 purchases and no sales. The clearest example is a purchase of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. common stock ($50,001–$100,000) on September 24, 2024, 1 day after voting for s2228-118 (Building Chips in America Act of 2023).
LEGISLATION
3 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Science, Space, and Technology
Appropriations
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Trent Kelly
R-MS · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Mike Rogers
R-AL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Robert J. Wittman
R-VA · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Dale W. Strong
R-AL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Harold Rogers
R-KY · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Michael R. Turner
R-OH · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering