Money around Steve Daines · 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
$7.3M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$8.7M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$47.2M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4M | — | — |
| 2024 | $850K | — | — |
| 2022 | $507K | — | $5K |
| 2020 | $4.1M | $8.7M | $47.1M |
| 2018 | $509K | — | $861 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $4.4M | $375K | $2.4M | 14,363 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $744K | — | $2.0M | 192 |
| finance | $425K | — | — | 204 |
| energy oil gas | $283K | — | — | 125 |
| insurance | $237K | — | — | 123 |
| healthcare | $185K | $70K | — | 100 |
| telecommunications | $176K | — | — | 81 |
| pharma | $157K | — | — | 66 |
| party republican | $155K | $247K | — | 30 |
| technology | $154K | — | — | 68 |
| defense | $97K | — | — | 55 |
| labor union | $90K | $303K | $1.3M | 45 |
| agriculture | $79K | — | — | 35 |
| transportation | $51K | — | — | 23 |
| real estate | $43K | $1.4M | $40K | 36 |
| education | $28K | — | — | 10 |
| single issue gun rights | $20K | $130K | $14K | 39 |
| single issue israel | $18K | — | — | 5 |
| ideological conservative | $15K | $6.1M | $290K | 384 |
| energy utilities | $11K | — | — | 6 |
| jfc uncategorized | $11K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue pro life | — | $67K | — | 29 |
| single issue pro choice | — | $1K | $255K | 50 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $16.8M | 52 |
| party democratic | — | — | $18.4M | 46 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $861 | 2 |
| single issue environment | — | — | $5.8M | 37 |
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.