Money around André Carson · 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
$2.4M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$8K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$17K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $369K | — | — |
| 2024 | $478K | $10 | — |
| 2022 | $488K | $7K | $17K |
| 2020 | $471K | $10 | — |
| 2018 | $550K | $818 | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.2M | — | $17K | 589 |
| labor union | $498K | $67 | — | 189 |
| defense | $158K | — | — | 92 |
| transportation | $76K | — | — | 55 |
| pharma | $64K | — | — | 27 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $63K | — | — | 24 |
| finance | $60K | — | — | 32 |
| energy oil gas | $56K | — | — | 30 |
| technology | $47K | — | — | 34 |
| jfc uncategorized | $37K | $6K | — | 210 |
| real estate | $35K | — | — | 17 |
| insurance | $28K | — | — | 16 |
| telecommunications | $22K | — | — | 17 |
| healthcare | $18K | — | — | 11 |
| ideological progressive | $12K | — | — | 5 |
| education | $10K | — | — | 7 |
| agriculture | $7K | — | — | 5 |
| party republican | $7K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue gun control | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue environment | $18 | $40 | — | 5 |
| single issue pro choice | — | $2K | — | 2 |
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.