Money around Jim Costa · 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
$4.9M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$498K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$101K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $535K | — | $5K |
| 2024 | $1.0M | $60K | — |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $33K | $5K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $295K | $18K |
| 2018 | $1.1M | $110K | $73K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $3.0M | $236K | $77K | 1,681 |
| agriculture | $410K | — | — | 182 |
| energy oil gas | $309K | — | — | 158 |
| labor union | $235K | $67 | — | 106 |
| telecommunications | $161K | — | — | 63 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $157K | — | — | 87 |
| finance | $102K | — | — | 61 |
| real estate | $77K | $54K | $23K | 46 |
| insurance | $75K | — | — | 46 |
| defense | $72K | — | — | 53 |
| transportation | $70K | — | — | 47 |
| healthcare | $68K | $208K | — | 48 |
| single issue israel | $57K | — | — | 28 |
| technology | $45K | — | — | 38 |
| education | $41K | — | $288 | 20 |
| energy utilities | $24K | — | — | 10 |
| party republican | $16K | — | — | 12 |
| pharma | $8K | — | — | 5 |
| ideological progressive | $5K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue environment | $4K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue gun control | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| party democratic | $138 | — | — | 7 |
| single issue pro choice | — | $191 | — | 7 |
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.