Money around Mike Lee · 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
$2.5M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$6.3M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$4.7M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $195K | $86K | — |
| 2024 | $102K | $18K | — |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $6.1M | $4.7M |
| 2020 | $198K | $2K | — |
| 2018 | $133K | $20K | $861 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.2M | $2.6M | $4.6M | 1,001 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $512K | — | — | 118 |
| telecommunications | $140K | — | — | 65 |
| finance | $120K | — | — | 59 |
| technology | $109K | — | — | 44 |
| energy oil gas | $106K | — | $10K | 46 |
| party republican | $64K | $92K | — | 9 |
| pharma | $49K | — | — | 30 |
| labor union | $37K | — | — | 16 |
| defense | $29K | — | — | 18 |
| ideological conservative | $29K | $3.4M | — | 491 |
| agriculture | $28K | — | — | 10 |
| healthcare | $27K | — | — | 17 |
| real estate | $25K | $66K | $47K | 19 |
| single issue israel | $17K | — | — | 6 |
| jfc uncategorized | $12K | $69K | — | 15 |
| single issue gun rights | $10K | — | $464 | 4 |
| transportation | $10K | — | — | 6 |
| insurance | $9K | — | — | 7 |
| energy utilities | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| ideological progressive | $2K | — | — | 1 |
| education | $2K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue pro life | — | $29K | — | 3 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $861 | 2 |
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.