Money around Ken Calvert · 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
$5.8M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1.6M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$7.8M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1M | — | $7K |
| 2024 | $2.3M | $1.4M | $7.4M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $181K | $384K |
| 2020 | $632K | — | $861 |
| 2018 | $711K | — | $861 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $3.1M | $1.3M | $6.3M | 1,697 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $1.1M | $20K | — | 387 |
| defense | $421K | — | — | 159 |
| technology | $255K | — | — | 103 |
| telecommunications | $160K | — | — | 53 |
| energy oil gas | $121K | — | — | 68 |
| labor union | $108K | — | — | 55 |
| single issue israel | $94K | — | — | 75 |
| real estate | $93K | $120K | $91K | 55 |
| finance | $85K | — | — | 40 |
| insurance | $79K | — | — | 34 |
| transportation | $49K | — | — | 26 |
| agriculture | $36K | — | — | 18 |
| party republican | $28K | $105K | $21K | 18 |
| healthcare | $19K | — | — | 14 |
| jfc uncategorized | $9K | — | — | 6 |
| single issue gun rights | $5K | $9K | $939 | 14 |
| single issue environment | $4K | — | $821K | 19 |
| pharma | $2K | — | — | 2 |
| education | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro life | — | $4K | — | 2 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $24K | 12 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $561K | 4 |
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.