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WHERE

Where do James Himes's campaign contributions come from?

Funding summary

Total raised
$2.1M
Total spent
$1.7M
Cash on hand
$2.1M

Where the money came from

  • Individual donors$916K(43%)
  • PACs$1.0M(49%)
  • Political parties$0(0%)
  • Self-funding$0(0%)
  • Other receipts$170K(8%)

Top industries

Of $144K 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$51K
  • Technology & Media$37K
  • Advocacy & Nonprofits$26K
  • Finance & Real Estate$25K
  • Energy & Natural Resources$3K

An additional $591Kin 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 Jul 2026 · Sources: 2FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [166]

James Himes voted on 166 bills. He received $1,013,825.82 in donations. There is a moderate pattern between donation amounts and his voting record. The Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate sector gave $192,900. Himes voted yea on 45.5% of bills related to this sector. The Defense sector gave $0. He voted yea on 51.9% of bills related to this sector.

Fewer than 5 other members of the CT 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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