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Lobbying–Donor Overlap· Money meets lobbying
Adam Smith (D) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (32%) with 23115 active lobbying filings
This bill temporarily extends Federal Aviation Administration programs through May 17, 2024, including unmanned aircraft systems pilot initiatives and airport improvement grants that affect the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) voted YEA on hr8289-118. Defense & Aerospace companies represent 31.9% of Smith's identifiable donor base ($1.33M, ranking first among their party), and these companies filed 23,115 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
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Defense & Aerospace
donor sector
gave $1.33M
32% of their funding
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Adam Smith
D-WA · House
acted on
23,115 sector filings
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HR8289-118
they voted YEA
32%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$1.33M
from Defense & Aerospace
#1
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 248)
23,115
lobbying filings by this sector since 2022
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How we built this: a statistical pattern surfaced from public records — FEC campaign finance, Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, and Congress.gov. The donor concentration and the legislative action are concurrent facts; this does not imply contributions caused the action, that the member acted improperly, or that the bill specifically benefits the named sector. Generated June 26, 2026 · internal signal score 78/100.