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Ben Cardin

D · MD

Tracked receipts exceed tracked giving by

$20,500

Member of Congress

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$20,500

Connections

1

Votes

1

QPQ Score

0%

0/1 aligned

The QPQ Score measures how often this legislator voted in line with their donors' advocacy positions. 0 of 1 trackable votes aligned with donor interests across 6 donors. This metric shows correlation, not causation.

The Money Trail

How money flowed to Ben Cardin

$37K
14 transactions across 6 counterparties

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) PAC directed $20K to Ben Cardin across 8 contributions. Ben Cardin voted NO on Disapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 — which AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) PAC advocates for.

Mar 2023pac Disapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 against donor's position

LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE directed $6K to Ben Cardin across 2 contributions.

Mar 2023pac

Ben Cardin also received from 1 other entity totaling $1K.

$37K tracked across 6 counterparties·8 policy outcomes·1 contradiction

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that Ben Cardin holds stock in, is employed by, or receives donations from may also receive government contracts. The connections below show which companies have federal awards.

Received donations from

Received donations from affiliated PAC/entity

No contracts found

Stock disclosures from Senate EFD / House Financial Disclosures. Contract data from USASpending.gov. Connection does not imply wrongdoing.

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QPQ Score Breakdown

Each row shows a vote where this legislator's donors had an advocacy position. “Aligned” means the vote matched what donors wanted.

Bill / OutcomeVoteDonor PositionDonorAligned
Disapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121nayAdvocated forAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) PACNo

Donations Received

Voting Record

BillPositionChamberDate
Disapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121naysenateMay 16, 2024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Voted onDisapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121Vote nay on roll call 169Source