Suzanne Bonamici
Representative · D-OR-1
OverviewMoney & Influence
7 former staff now lobby Bonamici's office.
Former employees have moved to lobbying firms connected to this member's work.
$586K raised$510 avg donation81% from OR7 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
7 former staff now work as lobbyists
Multiple former employees have moved to lobbying firms, 4 with high-confidence matches.
32% of PAC money comes from industries this member's committee regulates
A significant share of funding comes from industries directly affected by this member's legislative authority.
44% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
81% of donations come from OR
The majority of funding comes from within the member's home state.
How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
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How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
How It Works
The Influence Pipeline
How money flows to — and through — Suzanne Bonamici's office.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
02
The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
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The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
04
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The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
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🗳️
The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
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The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
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The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
The cycle repeats.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
02
The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
03
The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
04
⚖️
The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
05
🚪
The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
06
📋
The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
07
🗳️
The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
The cycle repeats.
Follow the Money
Education is the largest PAC sector at $239K from 74 PACs.
Industry PACs
$732KWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$167KHow much power this member brokers
Good Friends Pac
Raised: $38KSpent: $22K
Good Friends Pac
Raised: $93KSpent: $86K
Good Friends Pac
Raised: $36KSpent: $40K
Top Individual Donors
$564KNamed people writing checks
Chapman, Matt↗$10K
OR · Not Employed · 4xOR · 3x
OR · Education Consultant · 6x
OR · Not Employed · 7x
CA · Not Employed · 4x
OR · Digital Vision Inc · 11x
Bonamici
Education and Workforce, Science, Space, and Technology
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Congress
902
Economics and Public Finance
649
Armed Forces and National Security
468
Government Operations and Politics
313
International Affairs
290
Finance and Financial Sector
204
The Revolving Door
Deep Dive
How we built this & what it doesn't prove
- • Donor data from FEC filings (9.47M individual contributions)
- • Voting records from Congress.gov roll call data
- • Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings
- • Staff employment from House disbursement records
Correlation between donations and votes does not prove causation. Members may vote in alignment with donors because they share genuine policy beliefs, not because of financial influence. We present the connections — you decide what they mean.