WHERE
Where do Ben Cline's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $1.0M
- Total spent
- $969K
- Cash on hand
- $328K
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$523K(51%)
- PACs$490K(48%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
- Other receipts$18K(2%)
Top industries
Of $101K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- Transportation$31K
- Technology & Media$15K
- Energy & Natural Resources$13K
- General Business$12K
- Finance & Real Estate$11K
An additional $321Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Sep 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [158]
Ben Cline voted on 158 bills. He received $1,316,900 in donations. Donations from the "Other" sector were $844,900. Cline voted on 12 bills from this sector. His yea rate was 83.3%. Donations from the "Finance/Insurance/Real Estate" sector were $65,500. Cline voted on 54 bills from this sector. His yea rate was 81.5%. There is a weak negative pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means larger donations did not consistently align with higher yea rates. No peer comparison is available.
Fewer than 5 other members of the VA House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology