Money around Patty Murray · 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
$4.2M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$3.1M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$6.5M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $315K | — | — |
| 2024 | $303K | $5K | — |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $3.1M | $6.5M |
| 2020 | $608K | — | — |
| 2018 | $382K | — | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.3M | $3.1M | $6.4M | 1,183 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $390K | — | — | 92 |
| healthcare | $249K | — | — | 126 |
| labor union | $210K | — | — | 75 |
| pharma | $173K | — | — | 85 |
| finance | $140K | — | — | 70 |
| technology | $136K | — | — | 56 |
| telecommunications | $119K | — | — | 51 |
| insurance | $95K | — | — | 49 |
| defense | $78K | — | — | 63 |
| transportation | $65K | — | — | 35 |
| education | $61K | — | $52K | 30 |
| party democratic | $51K | — | — | 1 |
| energy oil gas | $31K | — | — | 16 |
| party republican | $24K | — | — | 6 |
| ideological progressive | $20K | $4K | — | 9 |
| agriculture | $14K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue israel | $13K | — | — | 5 |
| real estate | $10K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue environment | $7K | $10 | $35K | 26 |
| single issue gun control | $7K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue pro choice | $5K | $27K | — | 20 |
| energy utilities | $4K | — | — | 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.