Raymond Jon Tester is an American farmer and retired politician who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Montana. A member of the Democratic Party, Tester served in the Montana Senate from 1999 to 2007, and as its president from 2005 to 2007.
Raised
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Spent
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Outside spending
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0 votes · cycle 2026 · Mar 30, 2026
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Funding Transparency
Minor flags$11,621 in outside spending on record.
Vote Independence
Moderate concernVoted against party majority alongside cross-party defectors in 5 roll calls.
Timing Patterns
No flagsLobby Influence
Moderate concernLobby-donate overlap: 5 dual-path registrants — $4,150 in overlapping contributions.
Peer Standing
Significant concernOutlier among Senate Democrat (n=56) on Top contributor share, Outside spend ratio — max deviation 4.0 sigma from peer average.
Stands out from peers
highCompared to 56 other Senate Democrat members
Outside spending
low1 filings — 0 support, 1 oppose
$11,621 in outside spending on record.
Party alignment
How often this politician sides with their party on roll calls where the party mostly agreed.
Legislative focus
Funding sources
Lobbying activity
514clients
514 bill references on record · 514 linked to specific bills
American Kratom Association
Filed by Lobbyit.Com
American Kratom Association
Filed by Penn Avenue Partners
American Kratom Association
Filed by Downs Government Affairs
American Kratom Association
Filed by Upstream Consulting, Inc.
American Kratom Association
Filed by The Majority Group, LLC
American Superconductor
Filed by Longbow Public Policy Group, Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Lemunyon Group, LLC
American Superconductor
Filed by Sbl Strategies, Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Pike Associates Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Florida Sugar Cane League
Source: federal lobbying disclosures and congressional vote records.
8 bills voted on · 4 lobbied
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abigail Davis Spanberger
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Smith
+529 more
Lobbied by
American Kratom Association
American Superconductor
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Coalition For Student Opportunity And Success
+9 more
Voted on by
Adam B. Schiff
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Andy Kim
+96 more
Lobbied by
Greater New York Hospital Association
Voted on by
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Angus S. King Jr.
Benjamin L. Cardin
+96 more
Lobbied by
Capitol Strategies Us, Llc On Behalf Of Port Of Everett
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Voted on by
Adam B. Schiff
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Andy Kim
+96 more
Lobbied by
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Voted on by
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Angus S. King Jr.
Benjamin L. Cardin
+96 more
Voted on by
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Angus S. King Jr.
Benjamin L. Cardin
+96 more
Voted on by
Adam B. Schiff
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Andy Kim
+96 more
Voted on by
Adam B. Schiff
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Andy Kim
+96 more
Top industries
Sources and notes
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