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Ken Calvert (R) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (22%) with 23135 active lobbying filings
This bill temporarily 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. Ken Calvert (R-CA) voted YEA on hr8289-118. Defense & Aerospace represents 21.8% of Calvert's identifiable donor base ($2.98M, ranking #5 among their party), and companies in this industry filed 23,135 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
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Defense & Aerospace
donor sector
gave $2.98M
22% of their funding
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Ken Calvert
R-CA · House
acted on
23,135 sector filings
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HR8289-118
they voted YEA
22%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$2.98M
from Defense & Aerospace
#5
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 267)
23,135
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 July 2, 2026 · internal signal score 79/100.