Money around Ben Ray Luján · 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
$4.5M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1.5M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$442K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1M | $309 | — |
| 2024 | $310K | — | — |
| 2022 | $166K | $8 | — |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $442K |
| 2018 | $1.4M | $35 | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.0M | $25K | $404K | 1,161 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $822K | — | — | 230 |
| labor union | $309K | — | $3K | 103 |
| healthcare | $281K | — | — | 121 |
| telecommunications | $185K | — | — | 73 |
| finance | $172K | — | — | 63 |
| technology | $125K | — | — | 52 |
| pharma | $119K | — | — | 58 |
| insurance | $92K | — | — | 40 |
| energy oil gas | $87K | — | — | 54 |
| defense | $61K | — | — | 35 |
| party democratic | $50K | — | — | 5 |
| real estate | $45K | $1.5M | $34K | 38 |
| education | $42K | — | — | 14 |
| transportation | $32K | — | — | 20 |
| single issue environment | $30K | — | $506 | 29 |
| party republican | $20K | — | — | 11 |
| energy utilities | $15K | — | — | 4 |
| agriculture | $15K | — | — | 14 |
| jfc uncategorized | $13K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue gun control | $11K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue pro choice | $8K | $156 | — | 8 |
| ideological progressive | $5K | — | — | 3 |
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.