Money around Paul A. Gosar · 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
$589K
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$154K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$104K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $33K | $567 | — |
| 2024 | $30K | $3K | $9K |
| 2022 | $64K | $98K | $88K |
| 2020 | $238K | $40K | $5K |
| 2018 | $224K | $13K | $1K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $324K | $26K | $79K | 204 |
| healthcare | $54K | — | — | 17 |
| ideological conservative | $50K | $10K | — | 101 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $49K | — | $9K | 22 |
| energy oil gas | $30K | — | — | 19 |
| finance | $22K | — | — | 8 |
| real estate | $20K | — | — | 8 |
| single issue gun rights | $14K | $47K | $5K | 21 |
| telecommunications | $11K | — | — | 7 |
| labor union | $5K | — | — | 4 |
| agriculture | $4K | — | — | 3 |
| education | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| defense | $2K | — | — | 1 |
| jfc uncategorized | $1K | $69K | — | 4 |
| energy utilities | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue israel | $500 | — | — | 1 |
| transportation | $500 | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro life | — | $3K | — | 2 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $861 | 2 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $10K | 4 |
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.