Schatz, Brian

Schatz, Brian is a Democratic Senator representing Hawaii. They serve on 5 committees, including Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

They have raised $127K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $30K. Organizations spend $1.8 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are budget/appropriations and trade. 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 56% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

6 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $6.7 million in lobbying activity.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a senator. The biggest factors are lobbying activity around their committee topics and former staff becoming lobbyists.