THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Daines' $3.8M fundraising profile shows nearly balanced reliance on PACs and committees (48%) versus individual donors (52%), with $245K in separate party and single-issue political contributions. Industry-tied money concentrates in Securities & Investment (20% of industry donations), Lawyers & Lobbyists (14%), and smaller shares in Insurance and Health Services, a pattern reflected among his individual donors who work predominantly in securities, legal services, and real estate. His voting record spans 116 recorded votes with three stock trades disclosed under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$8.8M▲ 1% in ’24 vs ’22#31 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share20%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes6on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Daines (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 Daines voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors
Each dollar figure is Daines'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$286K
FP1 STRATEGIES
corporation
2$278K
HOLD THE SENATE
PAC
3$214K
JET FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
corporation
4$195K
MAJORITY MAKERS FUND
PAC
5$188K
UPHOLD THE SENATE
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sector-Aligned Voting86%
Steve Daines (R) voted YEA on 5 of 5 bills classified as favoring their donor sectors — #3 rate in the Senate
Senator Steve Daines voted YEA on 5 of 5 bills (100%) that an AI classifier identified as favoring Securities & Investment and Retail & Consumer sectors among his top donors, ranking #3 highest among 87 Senate members with sufficient tracked votes. He voted YEA on HJRES25-119, a congressional disapproval resolution classified as favoring Securities & Investment, and voted YEA on the single tracked bill classified as limiting these sectors.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
Steve Daines (R) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (19%) with 13945 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) establishes federal and state regulatory frameworks for payment stablecoins issued by Securities & Investment sector entities. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment represents 18.7% of Daines' identifiable donor base ($0.71M, ranking #9 among Republican recipients), while Securities & Investment companies filed 13,945 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
Steve Daines (R) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (19%) with 8365 active lobbying filing
This joint resolution would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report certain digital asset sales information to the government, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) voted YEA on hjres25-119. The Securities & Investment industry comprises 18.7% of his identifiable donors ($0.98M) and filed 8,365 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
LEGISLATION
2 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Energy and Natural Resources
Finance
Foreign Relations
Indian Affairs
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