Follow the Money
Track who funds Senator Hawley's campaigns and how it connects to his votes. All data sourced from OpenSecrets.org and FEC filings.
Industry Breakdown
Largest donor category — retirees contributing individually
Party-aligned organizations and committees
Hawley brands himself as a populist fighting Wall Street elites while accepting $833K from the securities and investment industry.
Hawley tweets about housing affordability while accepting $738K from the real estate industry that profits from high housing costs.
Standard donor category for a Yale Law graduate
Aligns with populist messaging about American manufacturing
Hawley positions himself as anti-establishment while accepting $440K from leadership PACs — the establishment's funding mechanism.
Relevant when Hawley tweets about healthcare costs — his donors include the industries that profit from the current system.
Koch network spent $4M electing Hawley. He consistently votes against climate and environmental measures.
Hawley talks about draining the swamp while accepting $277K from professional lobbyists.
Top Organizations
| Organization | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jones Financial Companies | $36K | Edward Jones parent company |
| Diamond Pet Foods | $28K | Pet food manufacturer |
| Hunter Engineering | $22K | Automotive equipment |
| Orscheln Group | $17K | Farm supply retailer |
| Hallmark Cards | $16K | Greeting cards (KC-based) |
| Bayer AG | $11K | Pharmaceutical/agriculture |
| Charles Schwab Corp | $11K | Financial services |
Outside Spending (2018)
Outside groups that spent money to help elect Hawley in 2018. This is the kind of spending enabled by Citizens United — which Hawley introduced a bill to overturn.
Hawley introduced a bill to overturn Citizens United while being the #1 beneficiary of the exact kind of Super PAC spending Citizens United enabled.