Money around Lindsey Graham · 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
$5.4M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$7.5M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$13.9M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $738K | $357K | — |
| 2024 | $222K | — | — |
| 2022 | $344K | — | $8 |
| 2020 | $3.6M | $7.1M | $13.9M |
| 2018 | $462K | — | $861 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $3.6M | $6.0M | $5.6M | 17,854 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $662K | — | — | 147 |
| finance | $143K | — | — | 60 |
| party republican | $129K | $959K | — | 111 |
| technology | $118K | — | — | 53 |
| energy oil gas | $116K | — | — | 74 |
| defense | $116K | — | — | 59 |
| telecommunications | $92K | — | — | 38 |
| agriculture | $63K | — | — | 27 |
| insurance | $56K | — | — | 27 |
| healthcare | $51K | — | — | 28 |
| single issue israel | $43K | — | — | 6 |
| pharma | $43K | — | — | 21 |
| transportation | $39K | — | — | 25 |
| real estate | $38K | $86K | $317K | 28 |
| labor union | $23K | — | $1.3M | 11 |
| energy utilities | $18K | — | — | 7 |
| jfc uncategorized | $11K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue gun rights | $10K | $166K | $12K | 22 |
| party democratic | $8K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue environment | $8K | — | $1.5M | 8 |
| education | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro life | — | $227K | — | 13 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $2K | 11 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $5.2M | 77 |
| 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.