Money around Thomas H. Kean · 4 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
$1.3M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$7.3M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $909K | — | $2K |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $714K | $3.0M |
| 2022 | $489K | $276K | $18K |
| 2020 | $368K | $315K | $4.2M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.6M | $892K | $5.6M | 1,069 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $778K | — | — | 327 |
| telecommunications | $98K | — | — | 37 |
| single issue israel | $86K | — | — | 44 |
| insurance | $80K | — | — | 32 |
| labor union | $70K | — | $8K | 30 |
| party republican | $69K | $312K | — | 21 |
| pharma | $69K | — | — | 42 |
| real estate | $52K | $100K | $88K | 41 |
| energy oil gas | $52K | — | — | 44 |
| technology | $48K | — | — | 22 |
| healthcare | $47K | — | — | 29 |
| finance | $40K | — | — | 18 |
| transportation | $32K | — | — | 19 |
| defense | $20K | — | — | 17 |
| education | $14K | — | — | 7 |
| agriculture | $11K | — | — | 10 |
| jfc uncategorized | $6K | — | — | 2 |
| energy utilities | $6K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue environment | $3K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $75 | 4 |
| party democratic | — | — | $1.6M | 20 |
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.