Money around Christopher A. Coons · 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
$4.1M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$3K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $914K | — | — |
| 2024 | $542K | — | — |
| 2022 | $331K | $8 | — |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $1K | $3K |
| 2018 | $233K | — | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.3M | $1K | — | 1,138 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $496K | — | — | 122 |
| finance | $310K | — | — | 130 |
| pharma | $154K | — | — | 72 |
| technology | $144K | — | — | 62 |
| labor union | $138K | — | — | 47 |
| telecommunications | $126K | — | — | 69 |
| defense | $91K | — | — | 58 |
| healthcare | $90K | — | — | 42 |
| insurance | $69K | — | — | 36 |
| transportation | $46K | — | — | 28 |
| agriculture | $46K | — | — | 24 |
| energy oil gas | $42K | — | — | 26 |
| real estate | $33K | — | $3K | 17 |
| education | $17K | — | — | 6 |
| party republican | $16K | — | — | 7 |
| single issue israel | $11K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue gun control | $7K | — | — | 3 |
| party democratic | $6K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue environment | $4K | $10 | — | 6 |
| single issue pro choice | $3K | $121 | — | 6 |
| energy utilities | $1K | — | — | 1 |
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.