Money around Marcy Kaptur · 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
$5.5M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$2.0M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$7.1M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3M | $64K | — |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $6.4M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $703K | $695K |
| 2020 | $793K | $10 | — |
| 2018 | $602K | $78 | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.8M | $1.3M | $5.6M | 1,739 |
| labor union | $792K | $214K | $104K | 292 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $745K | — | — | 364 |
| defense | $298K | — | — | 182 |
| energy oil gas | $158K | — | — | 93 |
| technology | $152K | — | — | 66 |
| education | $122K | — | $7K | 38 |
| agriculture | $106K | — | — | 59 |
| real estate | $41K | — | — | 16 |
| ideological progressive | $41K | — | — | 30 |
| transportation | $36K | — | — | 21 |
| single issue environment | $32K | $14K | $5K | 41 |
| energy utilities | $29K | — | — | 12 |
| healthcare | $29K | — | — | 19 |
| party democratic | $26K | $548K | — | 90 |
| jfc uncategorized | $26K | — | — | 5 |
| telecommunications | $23K | — | — | 14 |
| insurance | $22K | — | — | 12 |
| party republican | $19K | $2K | $1.2M | 33 |
| single issue pro choice | $15K | $4K | — | 7 |
| finance | $6K | — | — | 5 |
| pharma | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue gun control | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| ideological conservative | — | — | $150K | 10 |
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.