Money around Maria Cantwell · 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
$519K
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$39K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$4K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $17K | — | — |
| 2024 | $289K | $10K | — |
| 2022 | $27K | — | — |
| 2020 | $9K | — | — |
| 2018 | $177K | $30K | $4K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $351K | $11K | $4K | 201 |
| labor union | $66K | — | — | 19 |
| single issue israel | $22K | — | — | 36 |
| education | $15K | — | — | 3 |
| healthcare | $13K | — | — | 9 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $10K | — | — | 3 |
| finance | $8K | — | — | 2 |
| agriculture | $7K | — | — | 4 |
| party republican | $6K | — | — | 2 |
| energy oil gas | $5K | — | — | 2 |
| technology | $4K | — | — | 4 |
| transportation | $4K | — | — | 2 |
| telecommunications | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| real estate | $2K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue environment | $2K | $20 | — | 3 |
| defense | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| jfc uncategorized | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| insurance | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| ideological progressive | — | $23K | — | 4 |
| single issue pro choice | — | $6K | — | 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.