Money around Ron Johnson · 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
$2.0M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$25.4M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$37.3M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $54K | $72K | — |
| 2024 | $75K | $51K | $357 |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $25.3M | $37.3M |
| 2020 | $170K | — | $8K |
| 2018 | $387K | — | $4K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.1M | $13.0M | $5.6M | 3,603 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $431K | — | — | 95 |
| telecommunications | $100K | — | — | 43 |
| party republican | $67K | $980K | $157 | 26 |
| finance | $63K | — | — | 32 |
| energy oil gas | $46K | — | — | 15 |
| insurance | $44K | — | — | 22 |
| agriculture | $34K | — | — | 12 |
| transportation | $33K | — | — | 14 |
| labor union | $29K | $48K | $1.1M | 37 |
| real estate | $26K | — | — | 11 |
| healthcare | $20K | — | — | 9 |
| technology | $18K | — | — | 10 |
| defense | $17K | — | $20K | 12 |
| ideological conservative | $15K | $10.3M | — | 401 |
| single issue israel | $14K | — | — | 4 |
| jfc uncategorized | $12K | — | — | 8 |
| education | $10K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue gun rights | $10K | $830K | $942 | 48 |
| pharma | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro life | — | $147K | — | 23 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $1.0M | 4 |
| party democratic | — | — | $3.3M | 15 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $127K | 6 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $25.8M | 117 |
| single issue environment | — | — | $308K | 8 |
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.