WHERE
Where do August Pfluger's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $3.5M
- Total spent
- $2.8M
- Cash on hand
- $2.3M
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$975K(28%)
- PACs$883K(25%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
- Other receipts$1.7M(47%)
“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 $425K 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$144K
- Energy & Natural Resources$88K
- Agriculture & Food$60K
- Finance & Real Estate$58K
- Healthcare$32K
An additional $1.7Min 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 May 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [69]
August Pfluger voted on 69 bills. Donations analyzed totaled $6,189,069.33. There is a strong pattern between donations from the Energy/Natural Resources sector and Pfluger's voting record. Pfluger voted yea on 86.7% of bills related to Energy/Natural Resources. This sector donated $109,000. There is a strong pattern between donations from the Finance/Insurance/Real Estate sector and Pfluger's voting record. Pfluger voted yea on 80.0% of bills related to Finance/Insurance/Real Estate. This sector donated $54,194.68. Pfluger voted yea on 100.0% of bills related to Defense. This sector donated $0.
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