Money around Josh Hawley · 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
$2.3M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$4.6M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$29.5M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $87K | $73K | — |
| 2024 | $598K | $1.1M | $379K |
| 2022 | $95K | $749K | $71K |
| 2020 | $205K | $2K | $1K |
| 2018 | $1.3M | $2.7M | $29.1M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $922K | $284K | $4.8M | 1,221 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $606K | — | — | 134 |
| ideological conservative | $168K | $2.4M | — | 630 |
| energy oil gas | $95K | — | — | 93 |
| single issue israel | $78K | — | — | 41 |
| agriculture | $72K | $53K | — | 41 |
| finance | $58K | — | — | 21 |
| party republican | $57K | $932K | — | 14 |
| healthcare | $53K | — | — | 17 |
| telecommunications | $50K | — | — | 16 |
| jfc uncategorized | $30K | — | — | 12 |
| real estate | $23K | — | — | 7 |
| labor union | $21K | — | — | 6 |
| defense | $13K | — | $33K | 8 |
| single issue gun rights | $10K | $708K | $7K | 49 |
| insurance | $9K | — | — | 4 |
| transportation | $8K | — | — | 6 |
| education | $5K | — | — | 2 |
| technology | $5K | — | — | 3 |
| pharma | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| energy utilities | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro life | — | $221K | — | 50 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $11K | 16 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $24.7M | 108 |
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.