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Because my first three campaign finance profiles covered Republicans (Andy Barr, Mitch McConnell, and Lisa Murkowski) for my fourth profile I decided to cover a powerful Democrat--in this case, @schumer.senate.gov

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Follow the Money: Who Does Chuck Schumer Represent?
Before writing this week’s Follow the Money profile, I knew I would be picking a Democrat.
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July 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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My new campaign finance profile on Senator Lisa Murkowski is now available for free on Substack:

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Follow the Money: Who Does Lisa Murkowski Represent?
In recent years, political science researchers like Barber (2016) and Kujala (2020) have established that senators and representatives in Congress generally represent their campaign donors rather than...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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My new campaign finance profile for Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is now available (for free) on Substack:

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Follow the Money: Who Does Mitch McConnell Represent?
Last week I profiled Republican representative Andy Barr (KY-6), who is running for the US Senate in 2026.
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July 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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My new campaign finance profile for Republican Representative Andy Barr (R-KY) is now available on Substack:

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Follow the Money: Who does Andy Barr represent?
In the introductory installment of this series, Follow The Money, I provided a brief overview of the research article Barber (2016). That article, which I see as one of the most important contribution...
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June 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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This is a piece I wrote in response to Andy Barr's letter supporting the "Big, Beautiful Bill." I'll write a longer article on Barr's campaign funding and post that on my Substack in the next few days.

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With “Big, Beautiful Bill” Barr puts rich donors over regular Kentuckians | Opinion
OpEd: Barr doesn’t represent us. He represents the economic elites who fund his campaigns.
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June 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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I've just posted the introductory article in a series of articles that I plan on writing about politicians' campaign donations and what those donations tell us about who they represent. Stay tuned!

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June 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” is an act of class warfare: it would harm our most vulnerable citizens and give handouts to elites
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Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” is an act of class warfare: it would harm our most vulnerable citizens and give handouts to elites
The signature legislative act of President Trump’s first term, the so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), was pitched as something that would provide major tax breaks for the average American, increa...
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June 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM