Money around Zoe Lofgren · 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
$2.6M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$206K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$812
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $342K | — | — |
| 2024 | $697K | $201K | — |
| 2022 | $540K | $3K | $593 |
| 2020 | $545K | $2K | — |
| 2018 | $494K | $16 | $219 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.6M | $205K | — | 836 |
| technology | $300K | — | — | 134 |
| labor union | $217K | $1K | $585 | 106 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $191K | — | — | 52 |
| telecommunications | $69K | — | — | 54 |
| agriculture | $43K | — | — | 23 |
| healthcare | $39K | — | — | 23 |
| real estate | $38K | — | — | 16 |
| finance | $28K | — | — | 12 |
| defense | $23K | — | — | 14 |
| education | $17K | — | $227 | 7 |
| energy oil gas | $17K | — | — | 11 |
| jfc uncategorized | $13K | — | — | 1 |
| transportation | $12K | — | — | 11 |
| ideological progressive | $9K | — | — | 3 |
| pharma | $8K | — | — | 7 |
| insurance | $7K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue environment | $3K | $40 | — | 7 |
| party republican | $3K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue gun control | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| party democratic | $890 | — | — | 4 |
| single issue pro choice | — | $121 | — | 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.