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WHERE

Where do Sam Graves's campaign contributions come from?

Funding summary

Total raised
$2.8M
Total spent
$1.8M
Cash on hand
$2.4M

Where the money came from

  • Individual donors$866K(31%)
  • PACs$1.8M(63%)
  • Political parties$0(0%)
  • Self-funding$0(0%)
  • Other receipts$160K(6%)

Top industries

Of $213K 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$83K
  • General Business$41K
  • Defense & Military$34K
  • Construction & Building$11K
  • Advocacy & Nonprofits$11K

An additional $360Kin 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.

BASELINE

Vote-finance correlation

Data through May 2026 · Sources: 2FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [32]

This report shows campaign donations and voting records for Sam Graves. There is a strong pattern between donations from the Finance/Insurance/Real Estate sector and Representative Graves' voting record. He voted yea on 90.0% of bills after receiving $135,465.34 from this sector. There is also a strong pattern between donations from the Energy/Natural Resources sector and Representative Graves' voting record. He voted yea on 85.7% of bills after receiving $80,000 from this sector.

Fewer than 5 other members of the MO 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.

Full methodology and academic citations

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

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