Money around Susan M. Collins · 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
$6.7M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$9.8M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$54.9M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5M | $788K | $389 |
| 2024 | $484K | — | — |
| 2022 | $286K | $509K | $14K |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $8.5M | $54.8M |
| 2018 | $689K | — | $62K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $4.0M | $4.7M | $12.8M | 8,633 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $863K | $30K | — | 190 |
| finance | $286K | — | — | 127 |
| healthcare | $263K | — | — | 140 |
| party republican | $156K | $1.5M | — | 69 |
| energy oil gas | $155K | $56K | — | 469 |
| defense | $145K | — | $102K | 91 |
| technology | $145K | — | — | 64 |
| insurance | $140K | — | — | 71 |
| transportation | $115K | — | — | 47 |
| telecommunications | $111K | — | — | 44 |
| pharma | $94K | — | — | 49 |
| labor union | $76K | $450K | $3.8M | 51 |
| agriculture | $66K | — | — | 39 |
| education | $48K | — | — | 21 |
| real estate | $45K | $2.1M | $51K | 33 |
| single issue israel | $36K | — | — | 8 |
| party democratic | $5K | — | $4.8M | 35 |
| single issue gun control | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| jfc uncategorized | $1K | $565K | — | 6 |
| energy utilities | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| ideological conservative | — | $340K | — | 23 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $1.1M | 84 |
| single issue environment | — | — | $888K | 27 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $31.4M | 263 |
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.