David J. Taylor
Representative · R-OH-2
OverviewMoney & Influence
46% of PAC money comes from industries Taylor's committee regulates.
A significant share of funding is tied to this member's legislative authority.
$273K raised$961 avg donation89% from OH1 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
46% 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.
60% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
89% of donations come from OH
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 — David J. Taylor's office.
01
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
Agriculture is the largest PAC sector at $72K from 32 PACs.
Industry PACs
$169KWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$23KHow much power this member brokers
Restoring Our Freedom Pac
Raised: $20KSpent: $7K
Restoring Our Freedom Pac
Raised: $4KSpent: $3K
Top Individual Donors
$663KNamed people writing checks
Byrne, Kerry↗$13K
OH · Total Quality Logistics · 2xGerhardt, Chip↗$11K
OH · Government Strategies Group · 4xOeters, Donald↗$10K
OH · 4xOH · 4x
OH · 5x
OH · Sunday Creek Horizons Llc · 3x
Taylor
Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure
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
Rebecca L. Thompson — communications director → Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (fka U.s. Cellular Corp); Twilio Inc.↗(7 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.