Most candidates for speaker have received significant contributions tied to the oil and gas sector over their careers

Donations received from oil and gas industry, by House speaker candidate

Speaker candidates oil and gas campaign donations

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*Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) lost reelection in 2019, then returned in 2021.
Note: Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) was not included in this chart because the oil and gas industry does not rank among his top 20 donor industries over the span of his career.

Source: OpenSecrets

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