Money around Brad Finstad · 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
$2.0M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$2.6M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$125K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $546K | — | — |
| 2024 | $874K | — | — |
| 2022 | $626K | $2.6M | $125K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.2M | $2.1M | $125K | 740 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $229K | — | — | 90 |
| agriculture | $177K | — | — | 78 |
| labor union | $82K | — | — | 29 |
| insurance | $74K | — | — | 38 |
| defense | $71K | — | — | 49 |
| telecommunications | $57K | — | — | 22 |
| finance | $43K | — | — | 23 |
| real estate | $24K | — | — | 9 |
| healthcare | $23K | — | — | 15 |
| single issue israel | $20K | — | — | 6 |
| energy oil gas | $20K | — | — | 13 |
| transportation | $13K | — | — | 4 |
| party republican | $10K | $203K | — | 4 |
| technology | $10K | — | — | 5 |
| energy utilities | $8K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue gun rights | $5K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue environment | $5K | — | — | 2 |
| jfc uncategorized | $4K | — | — | 2 |
| pharma | $3K | — | — | 2 |
| education | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| ideological conservative | — | $254K | — | 31 |
| single issue pro life | — | $12K | — | 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.