Money around John B. Larson · 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
$5.6M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$11K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
—
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $895K | $450 | — |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $10 | — |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $18 | — |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $7K | — |
| 2018 | $1.2M | $4K | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.8M | $11K | — | 1,483 |
| finance | $547K | — | — | 267 |
| insurance | $476K | — | — | 206 |
| labor union | $375K | $67 | — | 139 |
| defense | $265K | — | — | 149 |
| healthcare | $242K | — | — | 139 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $144K | — | — | 58 |
| telecommunications | $138K | — | — | 78 |
| energy oil gas | $113K | — | — | 56 |
| party republican | $113K | — | — | 65 |
| transportation | $90K | — | — | 38 |
| technology | $81K | — | — | 36 |
| pharma | $78K | — | — | 38 |
| real estate | $76K | — | — | 31 |
| education | $46K | — | — | 20 |
| single issue israel | $18K | — | — | 7 |
| agriculture | $15K | — | — | 13 |
| ideological progressive | $9K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue environment | $3K | $40 | — | 8 |
| single issue gun control | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro choice | — | $191 | — | 7 |
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.