Money around Nikki Budzinski · 3 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
$3.4M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1.4M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$48K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $867K | $84K | — |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $635K | — |
| 2022 | $926K | $632K | $48K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.7M | $1.3M | $6K | 952 |
| labor union | $502K | $110 | $33K | 166 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $441K | — | — | 246 |
| energy oil gas | $112K | — | — | 62 |
| agriculture | $80K | — | — | 55 |
| education | $75K | — | $9K | 22 |
| telecommunications | $60K | — | — | 29 |
| finance | $55K | — | — | 40 |
| insurance | $51K | — | — | 28 |
| healthcare | $49K | — | — | 33 |
| ideological progressive | $44K | $123 | — | 28 |
| defense | $39K | — | — | 28 |
| transportation | $31K | — | — | 22 |
| single issue environment | $26K | $20 | — | 25 |
| jfc uncategorized | $20K | — | — | 1 |
| party democratic | $18K | $95K | — | 31 |
| real estate | $15K | — | — | 8 |
| single issue pro choice | $15K | — | — | 6 |
| energy utilities | $10K | — | — | 6 |
| technology | $8K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue israel | $5K | — | — | 1 |
| pharma | $5K | — | — | 3 |
| party republican | $5K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue gun control | $4K | — | — | 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.