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WHERE

Where do Troy Balderson's campaign contributions come from?

Funding summary

Total raised
$2.1M
Total spent
$1.5M
Cash on hand
$1.0M

Where the money came from

  • Individual donors$944K(44%)
  • PACs$1.2M(55%)
  • Political parties$0(0%)
  • Self-funding$0(0%)

Top industries

Of $232K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.

  • General Business$69K
  • Energy & Natural Resources$52K
  • Finance & Real Estate$31K
  • Transportation$18K
  • Technology & Media$17K

An additional $423Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.

PATTERN

Vote-finance correlation

High confidence

Data through Jun 2026 · Sources: 2FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [178]

Troy Balderson voted on 178 bills. He received $1,245,840.53 in donations. There is a moderate negative pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means larger donations from a sector did not always align with a higher yea rate for that sector. For example, the Energy/Natural Resources sector donated $125,500. Balderson voted yea on 80.8% of bills related to this sector. The Finance/Insurance/Real Estate sector donated $25,500. He voted yea on 100.0% of bills for this sector. The Defense sector donated $0. He voted yea on 65.2% of bills for this sector.

Fewer than 5 other members of the OH House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.

This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.

Full methodology and academic citations

Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology

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