THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Senator Smith's fundraising profile relies heavily on individual donors, who account for 85 percent of her $2.8 million in direct contributions, with PACs and committees representing 15 percent. Her industry-tied contributions show concentration in securities and investment (19 percent), lawyers and lobbyists (14 percent), and health services (12 percent), a pattern reflected in her individual donor base which similarly draws from securities, legal, and real estate professionals. Her legislative record includes 114 recorded votes and 47 stock trades disclosed under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$2.8M▼ 5% in ’24 vs ’22#43 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share19%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes8on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Smith (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 Smith voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 8 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Smith'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$60K
CAPITAL GROUP
employees
2$25K
NAMES IN THE NEWS
corporation
3$22K
AVENUE SOLUTIONS
employees
4$19K
ROCKET COMPANIES
employees
5$18K
SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIA
corporation
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap77%
Tina Smith (D) voted NAY s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (19%) with 8187 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would create federal and state regulatory frameworks for payment stablecoins issued by Securities & Investment firms. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) voted NAY on s1582-119. Securities & Investment companies contributed 18.8% of her identifiable donor base ($0.56M), and firms in this industry filed 8,187 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Spouse Trading77%
81% of the trades disclosed by Tina Smith are attributed to their spouse's account
Of 16 disclosed trades that state whose account they were made in, 13 (81%) are attributed to Tina Smith's spouse, totaling $1.4M–$3.1M in disclosed ranges. The STOCK Act requires members to disclose trades by themselves, their spouse, and dependent children; the attribution shown here is stated on the face of each filing and carries no implication about who directed the trades.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap76%
Tina Smith (D) voted NAY hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (19%) with 8187 active lobbying filings
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales to tax authorities, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Senator Tina Smith voted against the bill. Smith's campaign contributions from Securities & Investment donors total $560,000 (18.8% of identifiable donors, ranking #18 in her party), while companies in this industry filed 8,187 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
COMMITTEES
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Finance
Indian Affairs
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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