Money around Tom McClintock · 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
$1.0M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$2K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$863K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $111K | — | — |
| 2024 | $196K | $157 | — |
| 2022 | $281K | $161 | $619 |
| 2020 | $222K | $813 | $149K |
| 2018 | $204K | $430 | $713K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $495K | $337 | $697K | 504 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $180K | — | — | 66 |
| labor union | $69K | — | — | 33 |
| telecommunications | $57K | — | — | 27 |
| real estate | $44K | — | — | 22 |
| finance | $38K | — | — | 17 |
| energy oil gas | $34K | — | — | 20 |
| agriculture | $28K | — | — | 10 |
| single issue israel | $20K | — | — | 8 |
| defense | $18K | — | — | 12 |
| technology | $12K | — | — | 8 |
| single issue gun rights | $10K | $250 | — | 11 |
| party republican | $4K | — | — | 2 |
| insurance | $4K | — | — | 2 |
| pharma | $3K | — | — | 3 |
| transportation | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| jfc uncategorized | $700 | — | — | 2 |
| ideological conservative | $350 | $654 | — | 6 |
| single issue pro life | — | $320 | — | 1 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $121 | 5 |
| single issue environment | — | — | $165K | 9 |
| 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.