WHERE
Where do Derrick Van Orden's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $7.5M
- Total spent
- $3.4M
- Cash on hand
- $4.7M
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$4.4M(59%)
- PACs$995K(13%)
- Political parties$15K(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
- Other receipts$2.1M(28%)
“Other receipts” in FEC candidate totals covers transfers from other committees the candidate controls, offsets to operating expenditures, refunded contributions, and interest — not itemized donor activity. FEC's itemized filings hold the detail.
Top industries
Of $1.1M 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$765K
- Technology & Media$105K
- Finance & Real Estate$92K
- Legal & Lobbying$46K
- Energy & Natural Resources$42K
An additional $2.8M in 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.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Sep 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [91]
Derrick Van Orden voted on 91 bills. He received $6,258,257.91 in donations. There is a moderate pattern between donations from the "Other" sector and Van Orden's voting record. This sector donated $5,234,271.78. Van Orden voted yea on 73.3% of bills he voted on when considering this sector. There is a strong pattern between donations from the "Ideology/Single-Issue" sector and Van Orden's voting record. This sector donated $201,006. Van Orden voted yea on 83.3% of bills he voted on when considering this sector. Van Orden voted yea on 100% of bills related to "Energy/Natural Resources." He voted yea on 88.9% of bills related to "Lawyers & Lobbyists." He voted yea on 55.0% of bills related to "Defense." No donations were recorded from these sectors.
Fewer than 5 other members of the WI 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.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals cover the current 2025–26 election cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology