THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Tillis's $5.7M contribution profile is weighted toward individual donors at 62%, with PACs and committees accounting for 38% of his fundraising. Industry-tied money clusters in legal and financial services—lawyers and lobbyists represent 18% of industry contributions, securities and investment firms 16%, with smaller shares from health services, insurance, and real estate—a pattern reflected in his individual donor base as well. His filing record shows 201 stock trades disclosed under the STOCK Act across 118 recorded votes.
Raised · all cycles$5.7M▲ 176% in ’24 vs ’22#41 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share18%Lawyers & Lobbyists
Donor-sector votes10on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Tillis (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 Tillis voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 10 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Tillis'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$231K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
2$73K
BLACKSTONE
employees
3$66K
UPHOLD THE SENATE
PAC
4$58K
2025 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE
PAC
5$48K
BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Money Timing81%
Thom Tillis (R): Electric Utilities donations hit $70K (17.9× their monthly average) the month before their YEA on HJRES20-119
In March 2025, Thom Tillis received $70,000 from Electric Utilities-classified donors, representing 17.9 times that sector's trailing 12-month average of $3,920.08 per month. On April 10, 2025, Tillis voted YEA on HJRES20-119, a resolution of congressional disapproval classified as favoring the Electric Utilities sector, with the vote occurring the month after the donation spike.
Money Timing81%
Thom Tillis (R): Electric Utilities donations hit $70K (17.9× their monthly average) the month before their YEA on HJRES24-119
In March 2025, Senator Tillis received $70,000 from Electric Utilities-classified donors, representing 17.9 times that sector's trailing 12-month average of $3,920.08 monthly. On April 3, 2025, one month after the donation spike, he voted YEA on HJRES24-119, a congressional disapproval resolution regarding a rule affecting the Electric Utilities sector.
Money Timing81%
Thom Tillis (R): Retail & Consumer donations hit $68K (14.9× their monthly average) the month before their YEA on SJRES49-119
In March 2025, Thom Tillis received $68,165 from Retail & Consumer-classified donors, approximately 14.9 times that sector's trailing 12-month average of $4,561.67 per month. On April 30, 2025, Tillis voted YEA on SJRES49-119, a joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs, which the bill classification indicates favors the Retail & Consumer sector.
LEGISLATION
3 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Finance
Judiciary
Veterans' Affairs
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Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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