Money around Chuck Grassley · 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
$3.4M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$2.9M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$176K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $64K | — | — |
| 2024 | $114K | $25K | — |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.9M | $175K |
| 2020 | $510K | — | — |
| 2018 | $248K | $3K | $1K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.9M | $511K | $13K | 2,030 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $476K | — | — | 106 |
| healthcare | $231K | — | — | 98 |
| finance | $182K | — | — | 73 |
| insurance | $98K | — | — | 49 |
| telecommunications | $84K | — | — | 39 |
| agriculture | $77K | — | — | 38 |
| pharma | $71K | — | — | 44 |
| technology | $65K | — | — | 23 |
| party republican | $62K | $509K | — | 11 |
| energy oil gas | $45K | — | — | 19 |
| defense | $40K | — | $2K | 26 |
| labor union | $36K | — | — | 16 |
| energy utilities | $28K | — | — | 14 |
| transportation | $24K | — | — | 13 |
| real estate | $23K | $1.9M | $23K | 26 |
| education | $16K | — | — | 7 |
| single issue gun rights | $10K | $28K | $576 | 28 |
| single issue israel | $8K | — | — | 3 |
| party democratic | $5K | — | $159 | 5 |
| single issue environment | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro life | — | $905 | — | 3 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $137K | 3 |
| 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.