Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
Representative · D-NJ-3
OverviewMoney & Influence
$415K raised.
Here's where it came from and where it went.
$415K raised$706 avg donation79% from NJ1 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
1 former staff now work as lobbyists
Former employees have transitioned to the lobbying industry.
17% of PAC money comes from regulated industries
Some funding comes from industries within this member's committee jurisdiction.
57% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
79% of donations come from NJ
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 — Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.'s office.
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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.
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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 $90K from 25 PACs.
Industry PACs
$283KWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$15KHow much power this member brokers
Doctor's Orders
Raised: $12KSpent: $9K
Doctor's Orders
Raised: $3KSpent: $2K
Top Individual Donors
$1.0MNamed people writing checks
Uppal, Rajiv↗$14K
NJ · Physician · 5xCohen, Karen↗$13K
NJ · Mount Laurel Township · 21xNJ · Not Employed · 7x
NJ · Neurologist · 7x
Rutan, Alan↗$7K
NJ · Rutan Mechanical Llc · 2xNJ · New Jersey Senate · 2x
Jr.
Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Congress
113
Economics and Public Finance
52
Energy
32
Armed Forces and National Security
31
Crime and Law Enforcement
24
Public Lands and Natural Resources
24
The Revolving Door
Christopher Garcia — communications director → Greater America Llc; Uber Technologies, Inc.↗(25 filings)
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.