Money around Ron Estes · 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
$4.9M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$229K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$7K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $737K | — | — |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $4K | — |
| 2022 | $900K | $6K | $283 |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $8K | $2K |
| 2018 | $808K | $211K | $5K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.7M | $55K | $1K | 1,499 |
| finance | $326K | — | — | 168 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $283K | — | — | 93 |
| healthcare | $217K | — | — | 129 |
| defense | $190K | — | — | 128 |
| insurance | $180K | — | — | 87 |
| telecommunications | $163K | — | — | 69 |
| transportation | $152K | — | — | 85 |
| energy oil gas | $141K | — | — | 75 |
| agriculture | $113K | — | — | 60 |
| pharma | $96K | — | — | 60 |
| real estate | $90K | — | — | 31 |
| technology | $83K | — | — | 40 |
| labor union | $82K | — | — | 33 |
| single issue israel | $43K | — | — | 12 |
| party republican | $31K | $170K | — | 28 |
| education | $15K | — | — | 12 |
| energy utilities | $10K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue gun rights | $9K | — | $5K | 12 |
| jfc uncategorized | $6K | — | — | 4 |
| ideological progressive | $500 | — | — | 1 |
| ideological conservative | $150 | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro life | — | $4K | — | 4 |
| 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.