Ron Wyden
Senator · D-OR
OverviewMoney & Influence
37% of PAC money comes from industries Wyden's committee regulates.
A significant share of funding is tied to this member's legislative authority.
$2.7M raised$107 avg donation52% from OR1 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
37% 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.
44% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
52% of donations come from OR
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 — Ron Wyden'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
Wyden's leadership PAC raised $3.9M — more than individual donors contributed directly. Top individual donor: Fisher, Robert J. from CA ($10K).
Industry PACs
$1.2MWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$3.9MHow much power this member brokers
Top Individual Donors
$709KNamed people writing checks
CA · Pisces Inc · 3x
CA · 2x
IL · Homemaker · 2x
Turner, Cam↗$7K
OR · United Fund Advisors · 3xOR · 2x
OR · Not Employed · 2x
Wyden
Energy and Natural Resources, Finance
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
207
International Affairs
83
Armed Forces and National Security
68
Transportation and Public Works
35
Health
35
Taxation
29
The Revolving Door
Adam Carasso — seniortaxandeconomicadvisorfromoct.1tooct.21 → Capitol Counsel Llc; Corning Incorporated↗(48 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.