One question that would need to be answered is whether the contributions followed the vote or whether the vote follows the contribution. The second question would be whether the vote was inconsistent with the legislator’s political philosophy.
Regardless the fact of the matter is that money is the lifeblood of politics. It always has been and always will be.
One of the best lines about this process was stated by the infamous Willy Brown who said that if you can’t take money from someone and then screw them, you got no business being in the business.
Truer words were never spoken.
Your post is full of wisdom. It is impossible to wring money out of the political process. If the contribution is consistent with the recipient’s political philosophy, I don’t see the problem.