Money around Sam Graves · 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
$7.2M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$3K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$7K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $948K | — | — |
| 2024 | $1.8M | — | $4K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $61 | $428 |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $31 | — |
| 2018 | $1.4M | $3K | $3K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $4.8M | $31 | $2K | 2,297 |
| transportation | $454K | — | — | 191 |
| energy oil gas | $299K | — | — | 138 |
| labor union | $295K | — | — | 118 |
| defense | $250K | — | — | 147 |
| telecommunications | $215K | — | — | 92 |
| agriculture | $174K | — | — | 92 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $151K | — | — | 44 |
| technology | $126K | — | — | 56 |
| insurance | $104K | — | — | 56 |
| real estate | $77K | — | $4K | 29 |
| healthcare | $64K | — | — | 34 |
| finance | $48K | — | — | 26 |
| energy utilities | $41K | — | — | 15 |
| education | $41K | — | — | 17 |
| single issue israel | $36K | — | — | 13 |
| single issue gun rights | $8K | $3K | $167 | 10 |
| party republican | $8K | — | — | 6 |
| jfc uncategorized | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| pharma | $2K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro life | — | $327 | — | 10 |
| 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.