Money around Scott DesJarlais · 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
$830K
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$17K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$2K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $213K | $195 | — |
| 2024 | $156K | $572 | — |
| 2022 | $111K | $786 | $695 |
| 2020 | $135K | $9K | $750 |
| 2018 | $216K | $6K | $999 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $321K | $8K | $1K | 161 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $179K | — | — | 50 |
| defense | $63K | — | — | 36 |
| ideological conservative | $59K | $7K | — | 74 |
| real estate | $50K | — | — | 25 |
| telecommunications | $42K | — | — | 15 |
| technology | $36K | — | — | 17 |
| agriculture | $27K | — | — | 11 |
| finance | $22K | — | — | 11 |
| single issue israel | $10K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue gun rights | $8K | $1K | $138 | 10 |
| healthcare | $8K | — | — | 6 |
| energy oil gas | $4K | — | — | 2 |
| transportation | $2K | — | — | 2 |
| labor union | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $861 | 2 |
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.