Money around Andy Barr · 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
$9.2M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1.6M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$2.0M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5M | — | — |
| 2024 | $1.9M | $113K | $5K |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $13K | $10K |
| 2020 | $2.0M | $114K | $270K |
| 2018 | $2.1M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $4.2M | $334K | $1.6M | 2,478 |
| finance | $1.5M | — | — | 643 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $1.1M | — | — | 410 |
| insurance | $674K | — | — | 312 |
| energy oil gas | $292K | $18K | — | 138 |
| telecommunications | $260K | — | — | 104 |
| healthcare | $217K | — | — | 100 |
| technology | $145K | — | — | 54 |
| real estate | $138K | $749K | $52K | 92 |
| party republican | $130K | $202K | — | 63 |
| agriculture | $112K | — | — | 48 |
| defense | $104K | — | — | 77 |
| labor union | $78K | — | — | 30 |
| transportation | $60K | — | — | 19 |
| single issue israel | $46K | — | — | 13 |
| pharma | $38K | — | — | 19 |
| education | $14K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue gun rights | $11K | $17K | $911 | 13 |
| ideological progressive | $5K | — | $116K | 16 |
| jfc uncategorized | $5K | — | — | 1 |
| ideological conservative | — | $260K | — | 9 |
| single issue pro life | — | $859 | — | 2 |
| party democratic | — | — | $276K | 4 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $861 | 2 |
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.