Carol D. Miller
Representative · R-WV-1
OverviewMoney & Influence
8 former staff now lobby Miller's office.
Former employees have moved to lobbying firms connected to this member's work.
$1.1M raised$1217 avg donation49% from WV8 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
8 former staff now work as lobbyists
Multiple former employees have moved to lobbying firms, 7 with high-confidence matches.
51% of donations come from outside WV
More than half of funding comes from out-of-state donors.
16% of PAC money comes from regulated industries
Some funding comes from industries within this member's committee jurisdiction.
60% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
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 — Carol D. Miller'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.
03
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
Energy is the largest PAC sector at $438K from 211 PACs.
Industry PACs
$1.2MWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$443KHow much power this member brokers
Cut The Bull Pac
Raised: $34KSpent: $38K
Cut The Bull Pac
Raised: $138KSpent: $108K
Cut The Bull Pac
Raised: $122KSpent: $130K
Cut The Bull Pac
Raised: $150KSpent: $136K
Cut The Bull Pac
Raised: $0Spent: $0
Top Individual Donors
$885KNamed people writing checks
Hall, Daniel↗$17K
WV · Hall Strategies Llc · 4xWV · Service Pump And Supply · 5x
Faison, Jay↗$14K
NC · Clear Path · 4xWV · Apex Pipeline Services Inc. · 3x
PA · 3x
WV · 3x
Miller
Ways and Means
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Congress
626
Economics and Public Finance
574
Armed Forces and National Security
366
International Affairs
252
Government Operations and Politics
223
Crime and Law Enforcement
160
The Revolving Door
James M. Pedrotti — legislative correspondent → The Washington Tax & Public Policy Group↗(49 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.