Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
Representative · R-TN-3
OverviewMoney & Influence
5 former staff now lobby Fleischmann's office.
Former employees have moved to lobbying firms connected to this member's work.
$693K raised$1749 avg donation64% from TN5 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
5 former staff now work as lobbyists
Former employees have transitioned to the lobbying industry.
24% of PAC money comes from regulated industries
Some funding comes from industries within this member's committee jurisdiction.
79% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
64% of donations come from TN
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 — Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's office.
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The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
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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
Top individual donor: Ostrow, Lane from NC ($14K). Energy is the largest PAC sector at $288K from 165 PACs.
Industry PACs
$850KWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$386KHow much power this member brokers
Top Individual Donors
$1.8MNamed people writing checks
Ostrow, Lane↗$14K
NC · Spectra Tech · 4xFaison, Jay↗$14K
NC · Clear Path Foundation · 4xDebusk, Brian↗$14K
TN · Deroyal · 4xOstrow, Eleanor↗$14K
NC · Spectra Tech · 4xWagner, Janet↗$14K
TN · Sutter Davis Hospital · 4xTN · Mckee Bakery · 4x
Fleischmann
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
Robert C. White — deputy chief of staff-dist opr → Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc; Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc; Robert White Associates, Inc.↗(36 filings)
William D. Sitton — legislative correspondent → Invariant Llc; Red Bull North America, Inc.↗(23 filings)
Taylor L. Childress — staff asst/legis correspondenc → Clearpath Action For Conservative Clean Energy, Inc.↗(5 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.