WHERE
Where do John James's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $9.5M
- Total spent
- $9.6M
- Cash on hand
- $735K
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$4.6M(49%)
- PACs$1.3M(14%)
- Political parties$5K(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
- Other receipts$3.6M(37%)
“Other receipts” in FEC candidate totals covers transfers from other committees the candidate controls, offsets to operating expenditures, refunded contributions, and interest — not itemized donor activity. FEC's itemized filings hold the detail.
Top industries
Of $1.5M 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$1.0M
- Finance & Real Estate$108K
- Legal & Lobbying$103K
- Technology & Media$99K
- Healthcare$46K
An additional $3.8Min 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) [93]
John James voted on 93 bills. He received $1,720,267.63 in donations. There is a pattern between donations and voting. James voted yes on 80% of bills related to Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. This sector donated $50,613.34. He voted yes on 100% of bills related to Energy/Natural Resources. This sector donated $28,000. He voted yes on 54.5% of Defense bills. This sector donated $0.
Fewer than 5 other members of the MI 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