Banks, Jim

Banks, Jim is a Republican Senator representing Indiana. They serve on 4 committees, including Senate Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

They have raised $339K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $12K. Organizations spend $1.8 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are health issues and defense. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 98% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 49% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

3 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $2.2 million in lobbying activity. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $21K spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a senator. The biggest factors are campaign contributions and lobbying activity around their committee topics.