Money around Sean Casten · 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
$4.3M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$795K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$5.5M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $519K | $12K | — |
| 2024 | $1.0M | $65K | $7K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $302K | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $96K | $40K |
| 2018 | $498K | $321K | $3.4M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.9M | $230K | $5.4M | 1,139 |
| finance | $488K | — | — | 260 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $451K | — | — | 231 |
| labor union | $451K | $67 | $22K | 162 |
| insurance | $209K | — | — | 111 |
| energy oil gas | $126K | $50K | — | 70 |
| defense | $95K | — | — | 54 |
| technology | $79K | — | — | 40 |
| telecommunications | $77K | — | — | 44 |
| ideological progressive | $55K | $112K | — | 232 |
| education | $52K | — | $14K | 23 |
| real estate | $49K | $81K | $86K | 44 |
| single issue environment | $41K | $25K | $8K | 77 |
| transportation | $41K | — | — | 25 |
| healthcare | $38K | — | — | 24 |
| party republican | $35K | — | — | 22 |
| single issue pro choice | $18K | $17K | — | 21 |
| agriculture | $16K | — | — | 13 |
| party democratic | $15K | $280K | — | 32 |
| energy utilities | $14K | — | — | 10 |
| single issue gun control | $11K | — | — | 7 |
| jfc uncategorized | $10K | — | — | 2 |
| pharma | $7K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue pro life | — | — | $301 | 3 |
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.