Money around Stephen F. Lynch · 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
$5K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$249K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $363K | — | $214K |
| 2024 | $401K | — | — |
| 2022 | $418K | — | — |
| 2020 | $471K | $5K | $35K |
| 2018 | $335K | — | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $942K | — | $214K | 458 |
| labor union | $422K | — | — | 163 |
| finance | $169K | — | — | 93 |
| insurance | $107K | — | — | 64 |
| education | $70K | — | — | 20 |
| real estate | $63K | — | — | 27 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $37K | — | — | 11 |
| telecommunications | $36K | — | — | 19 |
| defense | $27K | — | — | 17 |
| transportation | $27K | — | — | 17 |
| technology | $24K | — | — | 13 |
| healthcare | $20K | $5K | $35K | 16 |
| energy oil gas | $19K | — | — | 8 |
| pharma | $18K | — | — | 15 |
| party republican | $9K | — | — | 5 |
| agriculture | $1K | — | — | 1 |
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.