Money around Tom Emmer · 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
$8.9M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$157K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$14K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.6M | — | — |
| 2024 | $2.7M | $118K | $5K |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1K | $702 |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $10K | $7K |
| 2018 | $1.2M | $29K | $2K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $4.7M | $144K | $2K | 2,646 |
| finance | $1.1M | — | — | 509 |
| insurance | $521K | — | — | 238 |
| energy oil gas | $388K | — | — | 151 |
| healthcare | $320K | — | — | 130 |
| labor union | $279K | — | — | 102 |
| agriculture | $242K | — | — | 87 |
| technology | $236K | — | — | 79 |
| telecommunications | $233K | — | — | 80 |
| defense | $205K | — | — | 110 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $179K | — | — | 60 |
| pharma | $118K | — | — | 45 |
| party republican | $99K | $6K | — | 41 |
| transportation | $96K | — | — | 44 |
| real estate | $95K | — | $11K | 42 |
| single issue israel | $52K | — | — | 44 |
| single issue gun rights | $30K | $1K | — | 12 |
| education | $26K | — | — | 10 |
| energy utilities | $14K | — | — | 8 |
| jfc uncategorized | $6K | — | — | 2 |
| ideological conservative | — | $6K | — | 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.