WHERE
Where do Derek Schmidt's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $1.3M
- Total spent
- $1.2M
- Cash on hand
- $39K
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$817K(65%)
- PACs$416K(33%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$9K(1%)
- Other receipts$25K(2%)
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.
- General Business$74K
- Finance & Real Estate$37K
- Agriculture & Food$27K
- Energy & Natural Resources$19K
- Transportation$18K
An additional $469Kin 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 Apr 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [109]
Derek Schmidt voted on 109 bills. He received $1,184,022.8 in donations. There is a strong pattern between donations from the Energy/Natural Resources sector and Derek Schmidt's voting record. He voted yea on 87.5% of bills where this sector donated $15,000. There is also a strong pattern between donations from the Finance/Insurance/Real Estate sector and his voting record. He voted yea on 81.0% of bills where this sector donated $84,861.36. No donations were received from the Defense or Lawyers & Lobbyists sectors. Derek Schmidt voted yea on 66.7% of Defense bills and 91.7% of Lawyers & Lobbyists bills.
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