Money around Michael F. Bennet · 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
$1.7M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$2.0M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$6.6M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $19K | — | — |
| 2024 | $57K | $105 | — |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $2.0M | $6.6M |
| 2020 | $89K | — | — |
| 2018 | $164K | — | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $744K | $468K | $6.5M | 392 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $375K | — | — | 101 |
| labor union | $143K | $2K | $9K | 52 |
| healthcare | $59K | — | — | 29 |
| party democratic | $51K | — | — | 1 |
| agriculture | $50K | — | — | 16 |
| finance | $48K | — | — | 19 |
| telecommunications | $31K | — | — | 14 |
| real estate | $24K | $1.2M | $98K | 17 |
| technology | $23K | — | — | 8 |
| education | $19K | — | $25K | 13 |
| insurance | $18K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue environment | $16K | $304K | $28K | 44 |
| ideological progressive | $15K | $3K | — | 6 |
| single issue israel | $14K | — | — | 5 |
| energy oil gas | $14K | — | — | 4 |
| transportation | $12K | — | — | 5 |
| pharma | $12K | — | — | 9 |
| party republican | $9K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue gun control | $5K | $6K | — | 5 |
| single issue pro choice | $5K | — | — | 1 |
| energy utilities | $5K | — | — | 1 |
| defense | $3K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue pro life | — | — | $604 | 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.