Barrett, Tom

Barrett, Tom is a Republican Representative representing Michigan, District 7. They serve on 2 committees, including House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

They have raised $478K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is misc business, contributing $10K. Organizations spend $422.3 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are transportation and aviation. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They rarely miss a vote, participating in 94% 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 43 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. 2 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $2.9 million spent supporting them and $28.5 million spent opposing 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 outside spending on their races and campaign contributions.