Money around Mike Carey · 3 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
$3.7M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$617K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$334K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2M | — | — |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $3K | — |
| 2022 | $943K | $614K | $334K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.1M | $467K | $334K | 1,189 |
| finance | $272K | — | — | 140 |
| energy oil gas | $262K | — | — | 140 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $204K | — | — | 75 |
| insurance | $199K | — | — | 101 |
| healthcare | $124K | — | — | 87 |
| telecommunications | $116K | — | — | 41 |
| labor union | $77K | — | — | 28 |
| agriculture | $67K | — | — | 42 |
| real estate | $66K | — | — | 23 |
| technology | $59K | — | — | 30 |
| party republican | $37K | $114K | — | 20 |
| pharma | $30K | — | — | 23 |
| transportation | $24K | — | — | 15 |
| defense | $24K | $30K | — | 22 |
| single issue israel | $23K | — | — | 8 |
| energy utilities | $17K | — | — | 9 |
| jfc uncategorized | $13K | $902 | — | 6 |
| education | $12K | — | — | 6 |
| single issue environment | $8K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue gun rights | $5K | $2K | $535 | 9 |
| single issue pro life | — | $3K | — | 4 |
| ideological conservative | — | $10 | — | 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.