Buchanan, Vern

Buchanan, Vern is a Republican Representative representing Florida, District 16. They serve on 2 committees, including Joint Committee on Taxation and House Committee on Ways and Means.

They have raised $165K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is lawyers & lobbyists, contributing $4K. Organizations spend $1.0 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are taxation and trade. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They miss a notable number of votes, participating in 82% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 50% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 100 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. 3 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $7.4 million in lobbying activity. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $336 spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a higher-than-average financial footprint compared to other House members. The biggest factors are stock trading disclosures and lobbying activity around their committee topics.