Money around Mike Bost · 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
$5.6M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$496K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$2.4M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $611K | — | — |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $139K | $42K |
| 2022 | $901K | $240K | $910 |
| 2020 | $1.0M | $45K | — |
| 2018 | $1.4M | $72K | $2.4M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $3.1M | $350K | $1.4M | 2,656 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $653K | — | — | 259 |
| labor union | $393K | — | $111K | 173 |
| agriculture | $250K | $89K | — | 155 |
| telecommunications | $162K | — | — | 60 |
| finance | $158K | — | — | 86 |
| transportation | $156K | — | — | 94 |
| energy oil gas | $153K | — | — | 83 |
| insurance | $125K | — | — | 76 |
| healthcare | $120K | — | — | 76 |
| defense | $110K | — | — | 83 |
| real estate | $65K | $41K | $22K | 35 |
| education | $52K | — | $418 | 21 |
| pharma | $47K | — | — | 19 |
| technology | $32K | — | — | 21 |
| single issue israel | $22K | — | — | 9 |
| jfc uncategorized | $11K | $902 | — | 6 |
| single issue gun rights | $10K | $15K | $153 | 15 |
| energy utilities | $5K | — | — | 5 |
| party republican | $5K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue pro life | — | $1K | — | 2 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $861 | 2 |
| party democratic | — | — | $865K | 10 |
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.