Money around Catherine Cortez Masto · 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
$20.3M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$52.1M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $204K | — | $7K |
| 2024 | $146K | $1K | $625 |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $20.3M | $52.0M |
| 2020 | $286K | — | — |
| 2018 | $204K | $29K | $32K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.2M | $6.5M | $8.9M | 1,673 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $451K | — | — | 110 |
| labor union | $212K | $625K | $532K | 151 |
| finance | $176K | — | — | 71 |
| healthcare | $163K | — | — | 71 |
| pharma | $109K | — | — | 41 |
| insurance | $104K | — | — | 48 |
| telecommunications | $104K | — | — | 54 |
| technology | $96K | — | — | 34 |
| energy oil gas | $72K | — | — | 34 |
| defense | $52K | $13K | — | 33 |
| party democratic | $51K | — | — | 1 |
| transportation | $42K | — | — | 23 |
| single issue environment | $33K | $1.7M | $96K | 76 |
| ideological progressive | $31K | $10.5M | — | 252 |
| real estate | $27K | $80K | $73K | 18 |
| party republican | $26K | $285K | $3.7M | 36 |
| education | $22K | — | $14K | 14 |
| energy utilities | $20K | — | — | 12 |
| jfc uncategorized | $17K | $38K | — | 13 |
| single issue israel | $15K | — | — | 8 |
| agriculture | $13K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue pro choice | $10K | $620K | — | 67 |
| single issue gun control | $6K | $6K | — | 8 |
| ideological conservative | — | — | $38.0M | 128 |
| single issue pro life | — | — | $330K | 24 |
| single issue gun rights | — | — | $435K | 6 |
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.