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Ezell's top 2023-2024 contributing sectors were Leadership PACs ($117,550), Sea Transport ($63,750), Lobbyists ($57,935), Lawyers/Law Firms ($52,695), and Misc Defense ($49,800)—none of which represent low-income or safety-net-dependent constituencies.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Mississippi's 4th Congressional District has a poverty rate of 12.6% (per Census ACS), not 16.7%—the '16.7% of residents rely on safety net programs' figure in the original claim could not be verified at the district level and may conflate state-level statistics.
Date: 2026-03-26
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell held a telephone town hall on July 21, 2025—18 days after the OBBBA vote—where constituents could ask questions about his congressional work, including 'securing our border and protecting our way of life here in South Mississippi.'
Date: 2025-07-20
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Mississippi has the highest rates of poverty, child hunger, and housing insecurity in the nation—40% low-income, 27.6% child hunger rate, and 14.6% of households receiving public assistance—with approximately 384,800 SNAP recipients and 642,716 Medicaid enrollees statewide.
Date: 2025-05-19
Added: 03 May 2026
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The CBO estimated the OBBBA would cut federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over ten years and reduce SNAP spending by $187 billion over the same period, with Americans in the lowest 10% of earners losing an average of $1,600 per year while the top 10% gained $12,000 per year.
Date: 2025-08-12
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Mike Ezell voted Yea on the Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), July 3, 2025—the bill passed 218-214 with all voting Republicans in favor; Ezell's official press release stated he 'proudly voted in favor.'
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Edison Chouest Offshore's subsidiary Alpha Marine Services was the subject of a 2019 Campaign Legal Center FEC complaint alleging an illegal $100,000 contribution to the Congressional Leadership Fund super PAC while holding over $35 million in Department of Defense contracts — establishing that the company has a prior record of pushing the boundaries of contractor contribution laws.
Date: 2019-02-26
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell's 'American Cargo for American Ships Act' (H.R. ___, passed House June 10, 2025) would mandate that 100% of U.S. Department of Transportation cargoes be carried on U.S.-flagged vessels — directly benefiting Edison Chouest Offshore, which operates the largest privately-owned U.S.-flagged fleet and is Ezell's top campaign donor. The bill is endorsed by maritime unions that also contributed to Ezell's campaign.
Date: 2025-06-10
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell's committee portfolio shifted significantly between the 118th and 119th Congress: he was removed from full membership on the House Homeland Security Committee and reassigned to the House Natural Resources Committee, while retaining his Transportation and Infrastructure seat and Coast Guard subcommittee chairmanship. This shift expanded his jurisdiction to include offshore energy and mineral resources — sectors relevant to Edison Chouest's core offshore oil and gas operations.
Date: 2025-01-09
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
In April 2026, Anduril Industries ($13,200 donor to Ezell) and Edison Chouest Offshore ($52,800 donor to Ezell) announced a strategic partnership to build next-generation defense maritime vessels, with primary production at ECO's Top Ship facility in Gulfport, Mississippi — within Ezell's district (MS-04). Anduril serves as prime contractor, ECO as shipbuilder and systems integrator.
Date: 2026-04-20
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
In May 2025, Edison Chouest Offshore formed a joint venture (United Shipbuilding Alliance) with Bollinger Shipyards to compete for the Coast Guard's estimated $22 billion Arctic Security Cutter program — a program under the oversight jurisdiction of Ezell's subcommittee.
Date: 2025-05-06
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell's top 2023-2024 donor Edison Chouest Offshore ($52,800 total contributions) sold the icebreaker Aiviq to the U.S. Coast Guard for $125 million on December 11, 2024, while Ezell chaired the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee with oversight authority over Coast Guard acquisitions. The sale was finalized 39 days after the 2024 election.
Date: 2024-12-11
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 16.7%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 748,399
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Legislative Ban on Ranked-Choice Voting (SB 2144) (2024) — passed, margin Signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves (R)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: State Flag Referendum: New Magnolia Flag Design (2020) — passed, margin 71% in favor of new design
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Initiative 65 / Alternative 65: Medical Marijuana Legalization (2020) — passed, margin 74% in favor of Initiative 65; later invalidated by MS Supreme Court (May 2021)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 622 (share 0.09)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 9281 (share 0.11)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 3366 (share 0.12)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: NASA Stennis Space Center (5000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Chevron Pascagoula Refinery (2000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Southern Mississippi (3500 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Keesler Air Force Base (7000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: HII Ingalls Shipbuilding (11000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District spans the state's southern and eastern portions, including the Gulf Coast, Pine Belt, and Hattiesburg areas. The district's approximately 748,000 residents are 67.7% White and 21.8% Black, with a 5.6% Hispanic population. The median household income of $60,376 is well above the Mississippi state median but below the national median. The poverty rate of 16.7% is elevated, and homeownership is 70.3%. The district is the most Republican in Mississippi (R+22 Cook PVI). The economy is anchored by military installations (Camp Shelby, Keesler Air Force Base, Stennis Space Center, CNMOC), shipbuilding (Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, employing 11,000+), energy (Chevron Pascagoula Refinery), agriculture (cattle, poultry, timber), and Gulf Coast seafood and tourism.
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 3838 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026) on 2025-09-10: Ezell voted for the $895.3 billion NDAA, which included two amendments he authored and a 3.8% military pay raise. His district hosts Ingalls Shipbuilding (11,000+ employees, Mississippi's largest manufacturing employer), Keesler Air Force Base, Camp Shelby, and Stennis Space Center — representing a direct constituent economic interest. Misc Defense was among his top-5 contributing industries ($49,800), and the vote passed 231-196 largely along party lines.
Date: 2025-09-10
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26.38 billion)) on 2024-04-20: Ezell voted to send $26.38 billion in security assistance to Israel, joining 193 Republicans and 173 Democrats. This vote aligned with his AIPAC donor base and his consistent pro-Israel stance, while 21 Republicans and 37 Democrats voted against the package over concerns about civilian casualties in Gaza and domestic spending priorities.
Date: 2024-04-20
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.Res.771 (Standing with Israel as it Defends Itself Against the Barbaric War Launched by Hamas and Other Terrorists) on 2023-10-25: Ezell voted with the overwhelming bipartisan majority (412-10) to support Israel after the October 7 attacks. He later co-sponsored a bipartisan resolution supporting Israel and condemning Hamas and Iran. His vote aligned with AIPAC, which contributed $26,352 to his campaign, while his May 2024 confrontation with a Palestinian-American activist illustrates the constituent counter-pressure his Israel stance generated.
Date: 2023-10-25
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.Con.Res.40 (Expressing Support for Local Law Enforcement Officers and Condemning Efforts to Defund or Dismantle Local Law Enforcement Agencies) on 2023-05-18: As a former Jackson County Sheriff with over 30 years in law enforcement, Ezell voted for this resolution condemning the defund-the-police movement. The vote aligned with his personal biography and his district's conservative law-and-order values, crossing the national Democratic pushback against the resolution (117 Democrats voted no). The resolution passed 301-119.
Date: 2023-05-18
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 2670 (Gaetz Amendment No. 22 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Prohibiting Security Assistance to Ukraine)) on 2023-07-13: Ezell was one of only 70 House Republicans (32% of the GOP conference) to vote for cutting off all U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. The Republican majority voted 149-70 against the amendment. Ezell defected from his party's majority position, aligning with a minority faction skeptical of Ukraine funding while the other three Mississippi House members (Kelly, Thompson, Guest) all opposed the amendment.
Date: 2023-07-13
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] In May 2024, Ezell knocked a cellphone from the hands of a CodePink activist who was filming and asking him about Palestinian deaths in Gaza, video shows him saying 'Shut up. Knock it off' before extending his hand and knocking down the phone. The activist filed an assault complaint with Capitol Police.
Date: 2024-05-07
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] Ezell in a January 8, 2026 statement declared that 'The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, the press, peaceful assembly, and the right to petition the government. It does not protect violent behavior, obstruction of law enforcement, or attempts to harm officers because someone disagrees with their mission. Lawful protest is a cornerstone of our democracy.'
Date: 2026-01-08
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell's campaign committee received $966,291.77 in total contributions (other than loans) for the 2023-2024 cycle as of the April 15, 2024 quarterly filing, with $534,442.61 from individuals and $431,849.16 from other political committees such as PACs.
Date: 2024-04-15
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell's leadership PAC, New Sheriff PAC, raised $6,500 in the 2023-2024 cycle and spent $0, with contributions of 100.00% to Republicans and 0.00% to Democrats.
Date: 2023-2024
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Edison Chouest Offshore was Ezell's top contributor at $46,200 for the 2023-2024 cycle, followed by Cornerstone Government Affairs ($28,800), Seemann Composites ($18,634), Specs for Veterans ($16,500), and Anduril Industries ($13,200).
Date: 2023-2024
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
PAC contributions represent 46.26% of Ezell's campaign fundraising in the 2023-2024 cycle ($561,842), with large individual contributions at 50.75% ($616,343) and small individual contributions ($200 or less) at just 2.35% ($28,525).
Date: 2023-2024
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Leadership PACs are Ezell's top contributing industry at $117,550 for the 2023-2024 cycle, followed by Sea Transport ($63,750), Lobbyists ($57,935), Lawyers/Law Firms ($52,695), and Misc Defense ($49,800).
Date: 2023-2024
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Veterans population: ~43,000
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+48
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 3.12%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Race/Ethnicity — Hispanic: 5.58%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Race/Ethnicity — Black (Non-Hispanic): 21.7%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Race/Ethnicity — White (Non-Hispanic): 66.7%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 38.8
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 6.4%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 12.6%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 748,399
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $60,376
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Mississippi Medical Marijuana Initiative (Initiative 65, 2020) (2020) — passed, margin 73.7%-26.3%
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 452311 — Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters (share 0.04)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 722511 — Full-Service Restaurants (share 0.05)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 928110 — National Security (share 0.09)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 336611 — Ship Building and Repairing (share 0.11)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (share 0.15)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Forrest General Hospital (Hattiesburg) (3500 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Beau Rivage Resort & Casino (MGM Resorts) (4000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport (4500 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Keesler Air Force Base (8000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: HII Ingalls Shipbuilding (11500 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District covers the southeastern portion of the state, spanning Jackson County (Pascagoula, Ocean Springs), Harrison County (Gulfport, Biloxi), Hancock County, Pearl River County, and points north through Hattiesburg to Jones County. The district is anchored by the Mississippi Gulf Coast, with a population of approximately 748,000. It has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+48, making it one of the safest Republican seats in the nation — Donald Trump carried the district with 60.9% in 2024. The economy is dominated by military installations (Keesler Air Force Base, Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Camp Shelby), shipbuilding (HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding is the largest manufacturing employer with 11,000+ jobs), tourism/gaming along the Gulf Coast, and healthcare. Median household income is $60,376 — well above the state but below the national median. The district has an above-average poverty rate of 12.6% (vs. 12.4% nationally), homeownership at 70.3%, and only 25.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree. The population is 67.7% White, 21.8% Black, and 5.6% Hispanic. Only 3.12% of residents are foreign-born — among the lowest in the nation — making immigration a less personally salient issue for most constituents than in border-state or urban districts.
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling)) on 2023-05-31: Ezell voted Yea on the Biden-McCarthy compromise to raise the debt ceiling, joining two of three other Mississippi House members. His primary opponent in 2024 attacked this as a vote with 'Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi.' The vote placed Ezell among the governing wing of the GOP rather than the anti-compromise Freedom Caucus. Awaiting clerk roll-call confirmation for upgrade from unverified.
Date: 2023-05-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 2670 / H. Amdt. 256 (National Defense Authorization Act for FY2024 — Gaetz Amendment to Cut Off Security Assistance to Ukraine) on 2023-07-13: Ezell was one of only 70 Republicans (and zero Democrats) to vote Yea on the Gaetz amendment to cut off all Ukraine military aid. The other three Mississippi congressmen — Trent Kelly (R), Bennie Thompson (D), and Michael Guest (R) — opposed it. The amendment failed 358-70. Ezell's vote placed him in the most anti-Ukraine-aid faction of the Republican conference, consistent with his 'can't afford blank checks' rhetoric but at odds with Ingalls Shipbuilding and the defense sector in his district that benefits from naval shipbuilding contracts. Awaiting exact clerk roll call number for upgrade from unverified.
Date: 2023-07-13
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on S. 5 (Laken Riley Act (Senate Amended Version)) on 2025-01-22: Ezell voted Yea (Roll no. 23) on final passage sending the first bill of Trump's second term to his desk. All Republicans voted Yea; 46 Democrats joined. For Ezell, a freshman member of the Homeland Security Committee and former sheriff, this vote underscored his law-and-order credentials and alignment with Trump's immigration enforcement agenda.
Date: 2025-01-22
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (Initial House Version)) on 2025-01-07: Ezell voted Yea (Roll no. 6) with all 215 House Republicans and 48 Democrats to pass mandatory ICE detention for unauthorized immigrants accused of theft-related crimes. The vote aligns with Ezell's Homeland Security Committee role and his district's R+48 conservative electorate. With only 3.12% foreign-born population in MS-04, there is minimal constituent cross-pressure on immigration enforcement.
Date: 2025-01-07
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[vote] Ezell voted Yea on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling increase compromise brokered between Biden and McCarthy). He was one of three Mississippi House members to support raising the debt ceiling, joining a bipartisan majority.
Date: 2023-05-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] Ezell campaigned as a fiscal conservative, saying 'we can't afford to continue writing blank checks to other countries' and emphasizing the need to rein in federal spending.
Date: 2023-07-14
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] VFAF and opponent Carl Boyanton alleged that Ezell 'voted 15 times for Kevin McCarthy to be speaker when he campaigned stating he would not vote for him.' His campaign manager Jonathan Bailey disputed this, saying Ezell was asked at a forum if he would consider voting for someone other than McCarthy but 'never committed to not voting for him.'
Date: 2023-09-10
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[disclosure] ProPublica reported Ezell missed 3.9% of votes in the 118th Congress (2023-24), making him the 102nd most absent member of the House. GovTrack reported from Jan 2023 to Sep 2025 Ezell missed 46 of 1,523 roll call votes (3.0%), 'worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving.'
Date: 2025-09-30
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] Ezell campaigned aggressively against Rep. Steven Palazzo in 2022, criticizing Palazzo for proxy voting, missed votes, and 'no-show representation in Washington.' Ezell said Palazzo was not present for his constituents and accused him of ethical lapses in campaign spending and absenteeism.
Date: 2022-06-28
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell sits on the House Homeland Security Committee and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He chairs the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee. His committee assignments intersect with top donor industries including Sea Transport and Misc Defense which together gave over $113,000 in the 2023-2024 cycle.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell's top single career donor organization as of 2023-2024 is Edison Chouest Offshore at $39,600. Cornerstone Government Affairs (a lobbying firm) gave $28,800. Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, gave $13,200.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell operates a Leadership PAC named New Sheriff PAC. In the 2023-2024 cycle, it raised $975,208 and spent $956,282 supporting other Republican candidates.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell's 2025-2026 cycle campaign committee raised $889,082.68 total receipts through March 31, 2026, with $840,005.47 in total contributions: $435,005.47 from individuals, $0 from party committees, and $405,000.00 from other committee (PAC) contributions.
Date: 2026-03-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Top identifiable contributing organizations for 2023-2024: Edison Chouest Offshore ($39,600, all individual), Cornerstone Government Affairs ($28,800, all individual), Seemann Composites ($18,634), Specs for Veterans ($16,500), and Anduril Industries ($13,200).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Top contributing industry in 2023-2024: Leadership PACs ($117,550), followed by Sea Transport ($63,750), Lobbyists ($57,935), Lawyers/Law Firms ($52,695), and Misc Defense ($49,800).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ezell's 2023-2024 campaign committee raised $1,214,459 and spent $1,071,266. Only 2.35% came from small donors (<$200); 46.26% from PACs; 50.75% from large individual contributions. Zero candidate self-financing.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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