Money around Thomas Massie · 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
$802K
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$2.0M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$2.3M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $88K | $1.0M | $1.8M |
| 2024 | $220K | $561K | $320K |
| 2022 | $143K | $30K | $959 |
| 2020 | $213K | $414K | $133K |
| 2018 | $139K | $250 | $861 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $452K | $2.0M | $2.3M | 346 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $123K | — | — | 40 |
| real estate | $45K | — | — | 22 |
| telecommunications | $43K | — | — | 16 |
| labor union | $31K | — | — | 15 |
| ideological conservative | $26K | $6K | — | 21 |
| energy oil gas | $18K | — | — | 10 |
| transportation | $17K | — | — | 11 |
| finance | $16K | — | — | 9 |
| technology | $9K | — | — | 6 |
| pharma | $8K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue gun rights | $5K | $250 | — | 3 |
| jfc uncategorized | $3K | — | — | 5 |
| insurance | $3K | — | — | 2 |
| healthcare | $3K | — | — | 2 |
| agriculture | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| education | $750 | — | — | 2 |
| 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.