Money around Marsha Blackburn · 5 election cycles on record
Three different things, kept apart on purpose. Direct PAC is money a political action committee gave the campaign committee. Outside spending for is independent expenditures supporting the member (FEC 24E/24C). Outside spending against is independent expenditures opposing them (24A/24F) — often the largest bucket, and it is money spent to defeat the member, so it is never added to the other two.
Direct PAC contributions
$6.1M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$10.5M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$17.5M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $130K | — | — |
| 2024 | $2.4M | $493K | — |
| 2022 | $489K | — | — |
| 2020 | $322K | $8K | — |
| 2018 | $2.7M | $10.0M | $17.5M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $3.1M | $259K | $15K | 1,978 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $923K | — | — | 221 |
| healthcare | $366K | $487K | — | 152 |
| finance | $240K | — | — | 91 |
| telecommunications | $225K | — | — | 103 |
| pharma | $177K | — | — | 79 |
| energy oil gas | $164K | — | — | 69 |
| technology | $155K | — | — | 66 |
| insurance | $108K | — | — | 43 |
| single issue israel | $101K | — | — | 48 |
| ideological conservative | $94K | $7.9M | — | 259 |
| party republican | $87K | $1.0M | — | 46 |
| defense | $64K | — | — | 51 |
| transportation | $53K | — | — | 22 |
| real estate | $48K | — | — | 13 |
| jfc uncategorized | $48K | — | — | 11 |
| agriculture | $29K | — | — | 12 |
| labor union | $19K | — | $1.0M | 11 |
| single issue gun rights | $16K | $624K | $18K | 29 |
| education | $12K | — | — | 7 |
| energy utilities | $5K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue pro life | — | $161K | — | 16 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $861 | 2 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $16.5M | 52 |
| single issue environment | — | — | $9K | 8 |
Source: fec_pac_contributions (FEC bulk pas2, per-transaction, sub_id unique) via get_real_campaign_money / get_real_contributions_by_sector; industry from pac_industry_tags. "uncategorized" = the sponsoring PAC has no industry tag yet. Individual donors are not included.