Money around John Fetterman · 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
$982K
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$37.1M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$84.7M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $33K | — | $7K |
| 2024 | $47K | $261K | $6K |
| 2022 | $902K | $36.8M | $84.7M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $349K | $16.7M | $29.4M | 1,497 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $304K | — | — | 64 |
| labor union | $123K | $1.9M | $296K | 165 |
| party democratic | $93K | $2.7M | — | 10 |
| ideological progressive | $24K | $12.9M | — | 59 |
| healthcare | $13K | $261K | — | 17 |
| pharma | $13K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue israel | $11K | — | — | 1 |
| technology | $11K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue environment | $8K | $2.1M | $40K | 52 |
| telecommunications | $8K | — | — | 2 |
| energy oil gas | $7K | $215K | — | 248 |
| single issue gun control | $6K | $13K | — | 10 |
| education | $5K | $55K | $154K | 13 |
| single issue pro choice | $5K | $281K | — | 31 |
| finance | $4K | — | — | 2 |
| energy utilities | $600 | — | — | 1 |
| jfc uncategorized | — | $5K | $1.8M | 10 |
| party republican | — | $97 | $2.8M | 11 |
| single issue gun rights | — | — | $801K | 5 |
| single issue pro life | — | — | $280K | 18 |
| ideological conservative | — | — | $49.1M | 162 |
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.