Mike Collins
Representative · R-GA-10
OverviewMoney & Influence
45% of PAC money comes from industries Collins's committee regulates.
A significant share of funding is tied to this member's legislative authority.
$353K raised$105 avg donation59% from GA1 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
45% 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.
1 former staff now work as lobbyists
Former employees have transitioned to the lobbying industry.
63% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
59% of donations come from GA
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 — Mike Collins'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
⚖️
The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
07
🗳️
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
Transportation is the largest PAC sector at $51K from 25 PACs.
Industry PACs
$159KWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$802KHow much power this member brokers
Overhaul Pac
Raised: $473KSpent: $494K
Overhaul Pac
Raised: $322KSpent: $263K
Overhaul Pac
Raised: $7KSpent: $3K
Top Individual Donors
$2.0MNamed people writing checks
GA · Collins Trucking · 1x
GA · Brent Scarbrough Company · 6x
NC · 7x
GA · Sandersville Railroad · 5x
Hardman, Jim↗$22K
GA · Jim Hardman Buick Gmc, Inc. · 5xGA · Dekalb Pipeline Co · 3x
Collins
Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
319
Congress
280
Armed Forces and National Security
154
Energy
139
International Affairs
135
Government Operations and Politics
88
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.