William Lawrence
He says he is unbought by corporate money, and wants stock trading banned for members of Congress and the executive branch.
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Issue record
Money in politics and ethics
In short
Lawrence's campaign says he is unbought by corporate money and backs a stock-trading ban; Barrett's backs a stock-trading ban and campaign spending caps. Dedrick has no campaign site, and no position on this topic was found. On the record, the FEC lists none of Lawrence's 16 committee donors through July 15 as corporate PACs. Barrett voted for a stock-trading and voter ID bill that is not law; his spending cap bills sit in committee.
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Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Tom Barrett
He backs a ban on stock trading by members of Congress, term limits, and caps on campaign spending and on out-of-state political money.
Shane Dedrick
No position found. His one public statement found, at his party's April 25 convention, named workers' rights, the Green New Deal and Medicare for All. He has no campaign site, and the FEC lists no committee or website for him.
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Evidence timeline
What the record shows.
official action
Tom Barrett: Matches stated record claim
He was an original cosponsor and voted yes when the House passed it 232-198 in July 2026, but a Senate motion to take it up failed and it is not law.
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His House office says he helped introduce the Stop Insider Trading Act in January and helped pass it in July. The bill would bar members of Congress and their families from buying individual stocks, and would require photo ID to vote in federal elections. Congress.gov lists him as an original cosponsor of H.R. 7008, introduced January 12, 2026 by Rep. Bryan Steil. He voted Yea when the House passed it on July 22, 232 to 198 (Roll Call 280). In the Senate, a motion to end debate on taking it up failed on September 30, 53 to 47. Limit: He is a cosponsor, not the sponsor; "helped introduce" fits an original cosponsor. The bill also carries voter ID rules, so his vote was on both. It is not law.
official action
Tom Barrett: Matches stated direction
He sponsored the CAP Act and two other campaign finance measures in June and July 2026, and all three sit in committee without a vote.
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In July 2026 he introduced a bill to cap what a House campaign can spend in a year at about what a House office costs to run, saying no member should spend more to get reelected than the job itself costs. Congress.gov lists him as sponsor of the CAP Act (H.R. 9726) and the Outside Influence Prevention Act (H.R. 9727), both introduced July 16, 2026, and of a constitutional amendment on campaign finance rules (H.J.Res. 191), introduced June 3. All three sit in committee. He also cosponsors the Campaign Finance Transparency Act (H.R. 8720), which is on the House calendar. Limit: He sponsored the bills he describes. None has had a vote, so the record shows the direction he states, not a result.
official action
William Lawrence: Matches stated record claim
His filings through July 15, 2026 show $39,843.74 from 16 political committees, and the FEC types none of them as a corporation's PAC.
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His campaign says he is unbought by corporate money. His campaign's filings through July 15, 2026 show 39,843.74 dollars from 16 political committees. The FEC types none of them as a corporation's PAC. Most came from hybrid PACs (18,462.66 dollars), leadership PACs (9,000) and a qualified PAC (5,000). One union's PAC gave 3,000 dollars and one House campaign 2,000. Two givers, 1,500 dollars together, have no FEC committee type. Limit: This covers committee money in his reports through July 15. Gifts from individuals are not sorted by employer here. Some PACs that gave, such as leadership PACs, may take corporate money themselves.
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Sources15 source records
- William Lawrence for Congress, home pagehttps://wewill2026.com/
Friends of William Lawrence · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign-controlled source, the committee's filed website, "Paid for by Friends of William Lawrence". Four priorities and links to X (@wewill2026), Instagram (@wewill2026mi), Facebook, TikTok and Bluesky.
candidate statement
For: William Lawrence: campaign position; William Lawrence: Matches stated record claim
- Blueprint for a Better Americahttps://barrett.house.gov/reform
Office of Congressman Tom Barrett · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His House office's agenda page, in his own words, with six pillars and the bills under each. Undated; read October 1, 2026.
candidate statement
For: Tom Barrett: campaign position
- How an unknown candidate secured the Green Party nod in Michigan with minimal vettinghttps://www.wlns.com/your-local-election-hq/dedrick-michigan-congressional-race-controversy/
WLNS 6 News (Brad LaPlante) · Published Aug 18, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
Quotes Dedrick's answers to delegates at the party's April 25 convention, which match the party's recording. Its reporting on his past donations and work is not used.
original reporting
For: Shane Dedrick: campaign position
- DEDRICK, SHANE, candidate H6MI07306https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI07306/
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Candidate record: Green Party, House, Michigan 7th, 2026, with a Brighton address. No committee, no filings and no money raised as of October 1, 2026.
fec filing
For: Shane Dedrick: campaign position
- Candidateshttps://migreenparty.org/candidates/
Green Party of Michigan · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The party's candidate page links profiles for its other House nominees; none for Dedrick, and a site search for his name returned nothing, October 1, 2026.
endorsement
For: Shane Dedrick: campaign position
- Barrett Helps Pass Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Voter ID Requirementhttps://barrett.house.gov/media/press-releases/barrett-helps-pass-congressional-stock-trading-ban-voter-id-requirement
Office of Congressman Tom Barrett · Published Jul 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His House office's release, in his own words where quoted.
candidate statement
For: Tom Barrett: Matches stated record claim
- H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7008
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, introduced January 12, 2026; Barrett is an original cosponsor. Passed the House July 22, 2026; cloture on the motion to proceed failed in the Senate September 30, 2026, 53 to 47.
official legislative record
For: Tom Barrett: Matches stated record claim
- Roll Call 280, H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Act, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026280
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of July 22, 2026. Passed 232 to 198. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.
official legislative record
For: Tom Barrett: Matches stated record claim
- Barrett Introduces Two More Bills to Reform Campaign Finance, Limit Fundraising and Out-of-State Spendinghttps://barrett.house.gov/media/press-releases/barrett-introduces-two-more-bills-reform-campaign-finance-limit-fundraising
Office of Congressman Tom Barrett · Published Jul 17, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His House office's release, in his own words where quoted.
candidate statement
For: Tom Barrett: Matches stated direction
- H.R. 9726, CAP Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9726
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Barrett, introduced July 16, 2026; referred to House Administration. The introduced text would bar a House campaign's principal committee from spending more in a year than the average Members' Representational Allowance used in the previous year.
official legislative record
For: Tom Barrett: Matches stated direction
- H.R. 9727, Outside Influence Prevention Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9727
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Barrett, introduced July 16, 2026; referred to House Administration.
official legislative record
For: Tom Barrett: Matches stated direction
- H.J.Res. 191, constitutional amendment on campaign contributions and spendinghttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/191
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Barrett, introduced June 3, 2026; referred to the Judiciary Committee.
official legislative record
For: Tom Barrett: Matches stated direction
- H.R. 8720, Campaign Finance Transparency Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8720
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, introduced May 11, 2026; Barrett is a cosponsor. Reported by House Administration and placed on the Union Calendar (No. 651) on July 13, 2026.
official legislative record
For: Tom Barrett: Matches stated direction
- FRIENDS OF WILLIAM LAWRENCE, receipts from political committeeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00916809&two_year_transaction_period=2026&line_number=F3-11C
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Read with tools/fec-money/money.py on October 1, 2026: lines 11B (none), 11C (30 rows, one ActBlue memo row not counted) and 12 (none), through July 15, 2026. Line 11C reconciles to the filed 39,843.74 dollars. No giver's FEC record types it as a corporation's PAC; National Nurses United's PAC is typed as a labor organization's. Michigan Action Political Fund (1,000 dollars) and Real Safety PAC (500 dollars) were reported with no FEC committee ID.
fec filing
For: William Lawrence: Matches stated record claim
- FRIENDS OF WILLIAM LAWRENCE, Pre-Primary 2026 (document)
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Principal campaign committee only, covering July 1 to July 15, 2026, received July 23, 2026; not amended. Same period as his opponent's.
fec filing
For: William Lawrence: Matches stated record claim
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