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Lobbying–Donor Overlap· Money meets lobbying
Trent Kelly (R) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (20%) with 23115 active lobbying filings
This bill extends Federal Aviation Administration programs through May 17, 2024, including unmanned aircraft systems pilot programs and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) voted YEA on hr8289-118. Defense & Aerospace ranks among Kelly's top six donor industries at 19.7% of identifiable contributions ($0.63M), while companies in this sector filed 23,115 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
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Defense & Aerospace
donor sector
gave $632K
20% of their funding
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Trent Kelly
R-MS · House
acted on
23,115 sector filings
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HR8289-118
they voted YEA
20%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$632K
from Defense & Aerospace
#6
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 267)
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 75/100.