Money around James A. Himes · 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
$4.6M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$7K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$31K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $549K | — | — |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $10 | — |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $18 | $31K |
| 2020 | $913K | $7K | — |
| 2018 | $1.1M | $147 | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.0M | $7K | $31K | 1,085 |
| finance | $1.1M | — | — | 522 |
| insurance | $439K | — | — | 247 |
| defense | $215K | — | — | 153 |
| labor union | $214K | $67 | — | 82 |
| telecommunications | $196K | — | — | 76 |
| technology | $157K | — | — | 82 |
| party republican | $105K | — | — | 50 |
| real estate | $73K | — | — | 32 |
| energy oil gas | $48K | — | — | 31 |
| transportation | $36K | — | — | 20 |
| healthcare | $24K | — | — | 16 |
| pharma | $19K | — | — | 14 |
| single issue israel | $11K | — | — | 5 |
| agriculture | $9K | — | — | 7 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $6K | — | — | 2 |
| education | $5K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue gun control | $3K | — | — | 3 |
| ideological progressive | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue environment | $2K | $40 | — | 8 |
| party democratic | $55 | — | — | 4 |
| single issue pro choice | — | $191 | — | 7 |
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.