Money around Vern Buchanan · 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
$7.0M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$157K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$1.0M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $606K | — | — |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $336 | — |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $110K | $271 |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $8K | $45K |
| 2018 | $1.4M | $38K | $991K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $3.9M | $74K | $1.0M | 1,710 |
| healthcare | $675K | $77K | — | 257 |
| finance | $528K | — | — | 236 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $403K | — | — | 120 |
| insurance | $290K | — | — | 116 |
| energy oil gas | $276K | — | — | 111 |
| telecommunications | $163K | — | — | 63 |
| pharma | $143K | — | — | 71 |
| technology | $138K | — | — | 59 |
| real estate | $89K | — | $7K | 38 |
| defense | $85K | — | — | 55 |
| party republican | $66K | — | — | 37 |
| transportation | $62K | — | — | 31 |
| education | $45K | — | — | 27 |
| agriculture | $44K | — | — | 23 |
| labor union | $38K | — | — | 17 |
| single issue israel | $22K | — | — | 11 |
| energy utilities | $21K | — | — | 7 |
| single issue environment | $5K | — | $19 | 6 |
| single issue pro life | — | $4K | — | 4 |
| ideological conservative | — | $2K | — | 1 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $751 | 7 |
| single issue gun rights | — | — | $156 | 1 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $13K | 3 |
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.