#1
Marshall, Roger (R-KS)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $48,600
- Aligned with donor
- 16.7% of 12 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
Politique Report · Published April 24, 2026
Members of Congress Who Voted Against Their Donors in 2026
Of the 341 U.S. senators and representatives with donor and voting data in the 119th Congress, these 20 voted most often against the industries bankrolling their campaigns.
Methodology
For each member of Congress we computed a conflict score — the degree to which their recorded votes on bills relevant to their top-donating industry diverge from that industry's public lobbying position. Lower alignment means more votes against donors.
Legislators are ranked primarily by alignment percentage (ascending — lowest first), with donor dollars as a tiebreaker. Only legislators with at least one relevant vote and non-null donor totals are included. The list skews toward the House because our donor-linked vote coverage there is more complete in the 119th Congress — coverage of longer-serving senators is being filled in.
Sources: campaign finance from the FEC and OpenSecrets; voting records from Congress.gov. Full methodology documentation at /methodology.
#2
Hawley, Josh (R-MO)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $26,770
- Aligned with donor
- 16.7% of 12 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#3
Scott, Rick (R-FL)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $19,706
- Aligned with donor
- 16.7% of 12 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#4
Lummis, Cynthia M. (R-WY)
- Top industry
- Energy
- Donations received
- $7,000
- Aligned with donor
- 16.7% of 12 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#5
Grassley, Chuck (R-IA)
- Top industry
- Energy
- Donations received
- $1,500
- Aligned with donor
- 16.7% of 12 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#6
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $446
- Aligned with donor
- 16.7% of 12 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#7
Auchincloss, Jake (D-MA)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $53,100
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Moderate
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#8
Clark, Katherine M. (D-MA)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $45,600
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Moderate
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#9
Kim, Andy (D-NJ)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $44,226
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Moderate
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#10
Espaillat, Adriano (D-NY)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $39,500
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#11
Sherman, Brad (D-CA)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $39,100
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#12
Pappas, Chris (D-NH)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $38,550
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Moderate
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#13
Ruiz, Raul (D-CA)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $37,586
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#14
Pallone, Frank (D-NJ)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $31,760
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#15
Matsui, Doris O. (D-CA)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $31,500
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#16
Suozzi, Thomas R. (D-NY)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $30,250
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Moderate
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#17
Underwood, Lauren (D-IL)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $28,250
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Moderate
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#18
Schrier, Kim (D-WA)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $28,121
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- High
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#19
Krishnamoorthi, Raja (D-IL)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $28,000
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- Low
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
#20
Green, Al (D-TX)
- Top industry
- Health
- Donations received
- $27,800
- Aligned with donor
- 25.0% of 4 votes
- Conflict tier
- High
Example: voted against industry position on HR 5376 (117th).
Frequently Asked Questions
- What counts as 'voting against your donor'?
- For each member of Congress, we identify their top-contributing industry (via OpenSecrets). We then look at Congress.gov votes on bills that industry publicly lobbied on and compute what percentage of those votes went with the industry's position. Lower percentages = more votes against the donor.
- Why rank by alignment percentage instead of total dollars?
- Dollar totals would favor legislators in expensive states and high-profile races over others. Alignment percentage normalizes for donation size and measures actual behavior — how often this legislator actually voted against the money.
- Why are there more representatives than senators in the list?
- Our donor-linked vote coverage for the House of Representatives is currently deeper than for the Senate in the 119th Congress. Both chambers are considered for this ranking, but coverage for longer-serving senators is still being filled in and they're under-represented here as a result.
- Doesn't voting against your donor just mean the donor guessed wrong?
- Sometimes. But when the pattern is consistent — a representative from an oil district consistently voting for renewables, for instance — it signals either a principled position or a mismatch between the legislator's coalition and their financial backers. Either way, it's data worth seeing.
- Where does the data come from?
- Campaign finance is pulled from the FEC's OpenFEC API and OpenSecrets' industry classifications. Votes come from the official Congress.gov API. All data is refreshed nightly.
- Can I see this for my own representatives?
- Yes — take the Politique quiz at /quiz and we'll match you with your state's senators and representatives and show their conflict scores relative to your positions.