Lizzie Fletcher
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Fletcher has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Fletcher is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Fletcher votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Fletcher votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Fletcher votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Fletcher votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Fletcher votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Fletcher votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 57 Yes and No votes: No on the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025, No on the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, No on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Fletcher did not vote on the law that gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction, the Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act and the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.
Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.
Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.
Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.
When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.
Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
The annual defense policy law.
Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.
Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.
Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.
Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.
Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.
Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.
Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.
Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.
Renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas for Jocelyn Nungaray.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.
Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.
Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.
Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.
Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.
Cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.
Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.
Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.
Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
Funds the federal government through September 30, 2025, mostly at the prior year's levels, with more for defense and less for non-defense programs.
Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.
Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.
Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 12 laws and 1 executive order.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
26 excerpts
- Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026September 16, 2026
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against New Trump Tariff Powers
“Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, Senate Amendment to H.R. 5334, because, despite its name, it fails to mandate tough sanctions on and hands the President sweeping new tariff authorities.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJune 10, 2026
As ICE Remains Unchecked, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against More Funding for ICE
“Congressional Republicans and President Trump already provided ICE and CBP with $170 billion under H.R. 1, the bill they passed into law last year. If the Secure America Act is signed into law, DHS will have received more than $260 billion from Congress since the start of President Trump's second term.”
- Secure America ActJune 10, 2026
As ICE Remains Unchecked, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against More Funding for ICE
“Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the disingenuously named Secure America Act (S.2) to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with $70 billion. Specifically, the legislation provides $38.5 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and $5 billion for DHS.”
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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes for Ukraine Security Assistance
“Last year, Congresswoman Fletcher voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, S. 1071, which reauthorizes the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) for $400 million for fiscal year 2026 (FY26) and $400 million for FY27 and extends a limitation on recognizing Russian sovereignty over any part of Ukraine. This bill was signed into law on December 18,”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActApril 30, 2026
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Ending the DHS Shutdown Without Funding ICE and CBP
“This bill does not include funding for enforcement actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which collectively received an unprecedented $170 billion for immigration and border enforcement in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1).”
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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Ending the DHS Shutdown Without Funding ICE and CBP
“Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, a bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Fiscal Year 2026. This bill does not include funding for enforcement actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which collectively received an unprecedented”
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“Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.Res.1142 – Rule deeming the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147. This legislation funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until May 22, 2026 without making reforms to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after federal agents have arrested and killed U.S. citizens, entered homes”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMarch 24, 2026
“In the coming years, the Title X network must manage the serious damage inflicted by H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,” the members continued. “Title X providers are already experiencing the harmful impacts of the H.R. 1’s devastating cuts to Medicaid coverage as well as its provision to exclude certain sexual and reproductive health providers, targeting Planned”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMarch 18, 2026
“If Republicans were serious about fiscal responsibility, they would not have passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer that adds $3.4 trillion to the deficit,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. “And they would not have allowed President Trump to spend $11.3 billion in just the first six days of the war with Iran.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMarch 18, 2026
“Republicans have refused to consider these reforms, leaving DHS unfunded and forcing federal employees to work without pay while using funds from the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” H.R. 1, to continue paying tens of thousands of law enforcement personnel at ICE and CBP to carry out the President’s mass-deportation agenda.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMarch 17, 2026
“The attacks on reproductive health care from this administration and congressional Republicans continued with an estimated 15 million Americans poised to lose health insurance under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Republicans’ failure to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, and a budget proposal and partisan spending bill for FY2026 that sought to eliminate the Title X program entirely.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActFebruary 5, 2026
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Introduces Legislation to Institute Hiring Freeze at ICE
“Last week, Congresswoman Fletcher called on Congress to rescind the $75 billion in funding that Congressional Republicans directed to ICE in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer, which enabled ICE to ramp up its mass deportation campaign. ICE is now the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency.”
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026February 3, 2026
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Federal Funding for ICE
“Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against a bill, Concurring in the Senate Amendments to H.R. 7148, to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for two weeks, and multiple other federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2026.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJanuary 25, 2026
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher on Murder of Alex Pretti by Federal Agents in Minneapolis
“I also call on Congress to rescind the $75 billion in funding that Congressional Republicans directed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer, and to do much more to investigate, conduct oversight, and reign in the abuses we have seen throughout the Trump administration and at the same time to protect the”
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“Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) spoke during debate on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, H.R. 7147, to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal year 2026. Congresswoman Fletcher spoke in opposition to the legislation.”
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026January 22, 2026
“Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, H.R. 7148 and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, H.R. 7147, to fund certain federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, and government programs for Fiscal Year 2026.”
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“Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, H.R. 7148 and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, H.R. 7147, to fund certain federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, and government programs for Fiscal Year 2026.”
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 9, 2026
“This week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, H.R. 6938, to fund certain federal agencies and critical government programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. After bipartisan negotiations, the legislation passed this week increases spending above 2025 levels, a complete repudiation of President Trump’s budget request,”
- Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026November 12, 2025
“Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, the Senate’s partisan spending bill to fund the government until January that fails to meet the needs of the American people and includes corrupt payments to Senators.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2025
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Big, Ugly Republican Budget Bill
“Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Senate Amendment to Republicans’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, which they are calling the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025.” In May, Congresswoman Fletcher voted against the House’s original version of the legislation.”
- Rescissions Act of 2025June 12, 2025
“Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.R. 4, a bill to cancel $9.4 billion in previously enacted and congressionally passed federal funding. This bill would make permanent some DOGE spending cuts, including cuts to NPR, PBS, and foreign aid.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 22, 2025
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Disastrous Republican Budget Reconciliation Bill
“Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against Republicans’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget reconciliation bill – which they call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, H.R. 1, and which is estimated to add trillions to the national debt while cutting essential programs.”
- Restoring Truth and Sanity to American HistoryMarch 28, 2025
“President Trump’s executive order titled ‘Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History’ is an affront. It is an affront to the idea of understanding and learning from our past, dismissing historical perspectives as “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
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“Specifically, the House Republican government spending bill, H.R. 1968:”
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024February 14, 2025
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Effort Urging Halt to Medical Research Cuts in Texas
“Since 2018, Congress has specifically included language in appropriations bills, most recently the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, banning the NIH from making changes to how indirect costs are determined.”
- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024February 14, 2025
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Effort Urging Halt to Medical Research Cuts in Texas
“Since 2018, Congress has specifically included language in appropriations bills, most recently the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, banning the NIH from making changes to how indirect costs are determined.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 20 spending items this member requested, $23,915,053 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| Houston Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | City of Houston Police Department Crisis Diversion ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Houston Forensic Science Center | Public Law 119-74 | Optimization of Legacy Drug TestingDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Fort Bend County Digital Evidence RepositoryDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Harris County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Mobile Command PostsDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Alief Independent School District | Public Law 119-74 | Alief ISD--Rice University Planetary and Space Exploration Education ProjectNASA · SSMS | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e TX City of Souths Edloe/Auden S Replacement PEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $909,909 |
| Houston Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | City of Houston Police Department Crisis Diversion ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Houston Forensic Science Center | Public Law 119-74 | Optimization of Legacy Drug TestingDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Fort Bend County Digital Evidence RepositoryDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Harris County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Mobile Command PostsDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| Alief Independent School District | Public Law 119-74 | Alief ISD--Rice University Planetary and Space Exploration Education ProjectNASA · SSMS | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Sugar Land | Public Law 119-75 | Sugar Land Regional Airport Runway ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | TX | $850,000 |
| Montrose Redevelopment Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Northeast Montrose Sidewalk ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $850,000 |
| Houston Parks and Recreation Department | Public Law 119-75 | City of Houston Metropolitan Multi Service Center (MMSC) for People with Disabilities Renovation ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $3,150,000 |
| Fort Bend County Precinct 4 | Public Law 119-75 | Mission Bend Senior CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $2,000,000 |
| Southwest Houston Redevelopment Authority (SHRA) | Public Law 119-75 | Southwest Civic Core Phase IIDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $2,000,000 |
| City Park Redevelopment Authority (TIRZ12) | Public Law 119-75 | 12th Street Drainage UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $1,000,000 |
| City of West University Place | Public Law 119-75 | West University Roadway ReconstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $850,000 |
| Harris County Public Library | Public Law 119-75 | Tiny BranchesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $850,000 |
| City of Bellaire | Public Law 119-86 | Cypress Ditch Improvement ProjectFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | TX | $1,145,144 |
5 rows here have the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Online ads
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ELIZABETH PANNILL FLETCHER FOR CONGRESS Google Ads Transparency Center
Evidence for the tie: The library lists FEC committee number C00640045 for this advertiser, and the FEC committee file names this member as that committee’s candidate.
The library lists 4 ads by this advertiser since January 3, 2025.
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Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Fletcher's campaign reports receiving $1,426,056.98 and reports spending $1,040,012.31, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H8TX07140as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8TX07140as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,426,056.98 | $2,440,397.07 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,040,012.31 | $2,445,442.11 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $1,702,706.46 | $1,316,661.79 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H8TX07140as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8TX07140as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Individuals, itemized | $235,674.59 | $862,336.64 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $33,173.88 | $59,049.86 |
| Other political committees | $601,600.00 | $949,985.75 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- ELIZABETH PANNILL FLETCHER FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00640045
- LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00765198
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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Where this comes from
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