Money around Ami Bera · 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
$4.2M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$360K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$319
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $434K | — | — |
| 2024 | $804K | $323 | — |
| 2022 | $847K | $330K | $248 |
| 2020 | $885K | $9K | — |
| 2018 | $1.2M | $21K | $71 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.4M | $359K | $14 | 1,566 |
| healthcare | $643K | — | — | 286 |
| labor union | $156K | $73 | $71 | 63 |
| pharma | $153K | — | — | 96 |
| defense | $147K | — | — | 93 |
| education | $123K | — | $234 | 54 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $96K | — | — | 54 |
| technology | $94K | — | — | 49 |
| telecommunications | $73K | — | — | 49 |
| finance | $68K | — | — | 36 |
| agriculture | $56K | — | — | 29 |
| insurance | $49K | — | — | 27 |
| transportation | $48K | — | — | 22 |
| real estate | $43K | — | — | 20 |
| energy oil gas | $33K | — | — | 16 |
| ideological progressive | $10K | $530 | — | 7 |
| single issue israel | $9K | — | — | 4 |
| party republican | $8K | — | — | 6 |
| single issue environment | $5K | $20 | — | 9 |
| party democratic | $4K | — | — | 37 |
| single issue pro choice | $3K | $191 | — | 9 |
| single issue gun control | $1K | — | — | 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.