Reed, Jack

Reed, Jack is a Democratic Senator representing Rhode Island. They serve on 4 committees, including Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services and Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

They have raised $470K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $80K. Organizations spend $1.3 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are budget/appropriations 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 100% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 50% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

12 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $20.2 million in lobbying activity.

Overall, they have a higher-than-average financial footprint compared to other Senators. The biggest factors are former staff becoming lobbyists and campaign contributions.