Money around Cindy Hyde-Smith · 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
$4.8M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$3.0M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$3.2M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4M | $134K | $1.5M |
| 2024 | $291K | — | $10K |
| 2022 | $116K | — | $620 |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $28K | $501K |
| 2018 | $1.8M | $2.8M | $1.1M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.3M | $1.2M | $2.2M | 1,572 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $970K | — | — | 212 |
| agriculture | $244K | — | — | 100 |
| finance | $183K | — | — | 77 |
| party republican | $167K | $470K | — | 49 |
| energy oil gas | $161K | — | — | 59 |
| defense | $156K | — | — | 93 |
| healthcare | $133K | — | — | 59 |
| insurance | $96K | — | — | 39 |
| telecommunications | $83K | — | — | 33 |
| technology | $79K | — | — | 30 |
| transportation | $78K | — | — | 34 |
| real estate | $55K | $923K | $24K | 26 |
| labor union | $45K | $200K | $5K | 15 |
| pharma | $21K | — | — | 10 |
| education | $15K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue israel | $14K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue gun rights | $12K | $50K | $13K | 8 |
| jfc uncategorized | $11K | $48K | $21K | 11 |
| energy utilities | $5K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue pro life | $4K | $90K | — | 11 |
| single issue environment | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $121 | 5 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $874K | 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.