Money around Josh Harder · 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
$3.2M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1.5M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$7.4M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $410K | $1K | $5K |
| 2024 | $630K | $86K | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $878K | $158K | $73K |
| 2020 | $920K | $171K | $10K |
| 2018 | $390K | $1.1M | $6.2M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.5M | $686K | $4.7M | 1,461 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $758K | — | — | 388 |
| labor union | $387K | $19K | $56K | 154 |
| agriculture | $81K | — | — | 41 |
| education | $73K | $3K | $8K | 29 |
| energy oil gas | $67K | — | — | 34 |
| healthcare | $63K | $51K | — | 49 |
| ideological progressive | $45K | $92K | — | 51 |
| party democratic | $43K | $395K | — | 99 |
| real estate | $38K | $107K | $117K | 46 |
| single issue environment | $30K | $127K | $4K | 47 |
| single issue pro choice | $29K | $5K | — | 21 |
| single issue gun control | $21K | — | — | 14 |
| finance | $21K | — | — | 12 |
| jfc uncategorized | $15K | — | — | 3 |
| defense | $15K | — | — | 11 |
| single issue israel | $14K | — | — | 5 |
| insurance | $13K | — | — | 5 |
| party republican | $10K | — | $2.5M | 28 |
| technology | $9K | — | — | 3 |
| transportation | $6K | — | — | 4 |
| telecommunications | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue gun rights | — | — | $5K | 5 |
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.