Money around Darrell Issa · 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
$1.6M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$390K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$1.2M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $389K | — | $4K |
| 2024 | $522K | $6K | — |
| 2022 | $322K | $225K | $501 |
| 2020 | $344K | $160K | $1.1M |
| 2018 | — | — | $130K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $874K | $57K | $774K | 831 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $194K | — | — | 55 |
| technology | $162K | — | — | 59 |
| telecommunications | $82K | — | — | 38 |
| labor union | $52K | — | — | 20 |
| real estate | $40K | — | — | 16 |
| insurance | $38K | — | — | 15 |
| energy oil gas | $27K | $6K | — | 103 |
| single issue israel | $25K | — | — | 10 |
| party republican | $16K | $97K | — | 6 |
| ideological conservative | $15K | $4K | $470K | 52 |
| defense | $13K | $224K | — | 307 |
| finance | $11K | — | — | 8 |
| jfc uncategorized | $11K | $902 | — | 6 |
| healthcare | $7K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue gun rights | $4K | $2K | $2K | 7 |
| agriculture | $4K | — | — | 2 |
| transportation | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| pharma | $2K | — | — | 1 |
| education | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $121 | 5 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $861 | 2 |
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.