THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Daines' fundraising is split nearly evenly between PAC and committee contributions (48%) and individual donors (52%), with roughly $195K in separate party and leadership funding. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in securities and investment services (20% of industry money), legal and lobbying services (14%), and health services (7%), patterns reflected among his individual donors who work notably in securities, law, and real estate. Over his recorded voting period, Daines filed three stock trade disclosures under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$3.8M▲ 1% in ’24 vs ’22#48 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share20%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes7on 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 · 6 of 7 shown, ranked by sector money
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 — #4 rate in the Senate
Senator Daines voted in favor of all five bills classified by an AI system as benefiting his top donor sectors—Securities & Investment and Retail & Consumer—placing him among the Senate's highest rates at 100%. On the two bills classified as limiting those same sectors, he also voted in favor, including voting YEA on HJRES25-119, a resolution of disapproval regarding a Securities & Investment rule.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
Steve Daines (R) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (19%) with 19380 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) establishes a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, digital assets redeemable at fixed value, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment comprises 19.5% of Senator Daines's identifiable donor base ($0.73M, ranking #7 among party donors), while companies in this industry filed 19,380 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
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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Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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