Money around Michael Lawler · 3 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
$4.2M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$3.6M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$12.2M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4M | — | $1K |
| 2024 | $2.5M | $3.5M | $7.9M |
| 2022 | $339K | $124K | $4.2M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.8M | $1.5M | $9.0M | 1,125 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $1.2M | — | — | 503 |
| finance | $311K | — | — | 161 |
| insurance | $156K | — | — | 73 |
| labor union | $115K | $400K | $11K | 55 |
| single issue israel | $104K | — | — | 74 |
| party republican | $82K | $213K | — | 32 |
| energy oil gas | $66K | — | — | 31 |
| telecommunications | $53K | — | — | 22 |
| healthcare | $53K | — | — | 29 |
| real estate | $36K | $1.5M | $25K | 39 |
| technology | $36K | — | — | 14 |
| pharma | $25K | — | — | 12 |
| agriculture | $24K | — | — | 11 |
| transportation | $24K | — | — | 11 |
| jfc uncategorized | $10K | — | — | 6 |
| defense | $9K | — | — | 6 |
| energy utilities | $9K | — | — | 4 |
| education | $8K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue pro life | — | $256 | — | 1 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $705 | 2 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $4K | 1 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $830K | 2 |
| single issue environment | — | — | $220K | 3 |
| party democratic | — | — | $2.0M | 9 |
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.