Money around Ted Cruz · 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
$13.1M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$6.5M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $414K | $87K | $8K |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $11.6M | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $156K | $379 | $91K |
| 2020 | $302K | $410 | $8K |
| 2018 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $3.2M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.0M | $6.8M | $5.9M | 3,606 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $612K | $26K | — | 135 |
| ideological conservative | $221K | $1.6M | — | 988 |
| energy oil gas | $211K | $114K | — | 281 |
| telecommunications | $139K | — | — | 53 |
| agriculture | $103K | — | — | 35 |
| technology | $102K | — | — | 38 |
| finance | $97K | — | — | 33 |
| transportation | $94K | — | — | 42 |
| party republican | $89K | $3.5M | — | 104 |
| single issue israel | $62K | — | — | 18 |
| labor union | $57K | — | — | 18 |
| defense | $49K | — | $33K | 30 |
| real estate | $44K | $230K | $435K | 21 |
| insurance | $40K | — | — | 15 |
| jfc uncategorized | $38K | $620K | $79K | 21 |
| healthcare | $34K | — | — | 13 |
| single issue gun rights | $22K | $102K | $22K | 36 |
| education | $18K | — | — | 7 |
| pharma | $11K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue pro life | — | $67K | — | 11 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $15K | 6 |
| single issue environment | — | — | $13K | 12 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $22K | 9 |
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.