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Where do Michael Guest's campaign contributions come from?

Funding summary

Total raised
$926K
Total spent
$440K
Cash on hand
$511K

Where the money came from

  • Individual donors$416K(45%)
  • PACs$509K(55%)
  • Political parties$0(0%)
  • Self-funding$0(0%)

Top industries

Of $134K 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.

  • General Business$59K
  • Legal & Lobbying$13K
  • Construction & Building$12K
  • Agriculture & Food$11K
  • Energy & Natural Resources$9K

An additional $225Kin 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.

PATTERN

Vote-finance correlation

High confidence

Data through Jul 2026 · Sources: 2FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [160]

Representative Michael Guest's voting record shows a moderate positive pattern with donation amounts. This means that as donation amounts from certain sectors increased, his yea rates on bills also tended to increase. For example, he voted yea on 91.3% of bills related to Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, which donated $52,000. He voted yea on 100.0% of bills related to Construction, which donated $21,000.

Fewer than 5 other members of the MS 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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