Money around Ruben Gallego · 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
$4.7M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$26.3M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$21.3M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $521K | $20K | $17K |
| 2024 | $2.0M | $26.3M | $21.3M |
| 2022 | $890K | $107 | — |
| 2020 | $761K | — | — |
| 2018 | $589K | — | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.4M | $20.2M | $20.0M | 1,753 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $531K | — | — | 147 |
| labor union | $456K | $817K | $29K | 179 |
| finance | $219K | — | — | 91 |
| defense | $182K | — | — | 103 |
| technology | $143K | — | — | 79 |
| telecommunications | $142K | — | — | 84 |
| healthcare | $120K | $506K | — | 85 |
| jfc uncategorized | $90K | — | $49K | 13 |
| energy oil gas | $86K | $91K | — | 56 |
| insurance | $42K | — | — | 26 |
| real estate | $40K | — | — | 18 |
| transportation | $39K | — | — | 25 |
| education | $37K | — | — | 11 |
| ideological progressive | $34K | $341K | $343K | 98 |
| pharma | $32K | — | — | 21 |
| single issue environment | $25K | $2.9M | — | 117 |
| energy utilities | $15K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue pro choice | $15K | $58K | — | 20 |
| party republican | $10K | — | — | 7 |
| single issue gun control | $10K | $17K | — | 28 |
| party democratic | $10K | $1.4M | — | 7 |
| single issue israel | $10K | — | — | 4 |
| agriculture | $9K | — | — | 6 |
| single issue pro life | — | — | $553K | 8 |
| ideological conservative | — | — | $258K | 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.