Rounds, Mike

Rounds, Mike is a Republican Senator representing South Dakota. They serve on 6 committees, including Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services and Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

They have raised $114K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is health, contributing $5K. 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 47% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

2 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $2.1 million in lobbying activity.

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