Money around Richard McCormick · 4 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
$1.5M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$2.4M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$7.8M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $300K | — | — |
| 2024 | $463K | $15K | $38 |
| 2022 | $418K | $630K | $494K |
| 2020 | $350K | $1.8M | $7.3M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $822K | $310K | $4.3M | 598 |
| healthcare | $186K | $191K | — | 87 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $173K | — | — | 69 |
| defense | $44K | — | — | 27 |
| telecommunications | $41K | — | — | 10 |
| technology | $35K | — | — | 17 |
| labor union | $29K | — | — | 7 |
| insurance | $28K | — | — | 12 |
| single issue israel | $25K | — | — | 9 |
| jfc uncategorized | $25K | $8K | — | 14 |
| finance | $23K | — | — | 17 |
| transportation | $20K | — | — | 4 |
| real estate | $20K | — | — | 8 |
| energy oil gas | $18K | — | — | 10 |
| ideological conservative | $15K | $1.8M | — | 291 |
| agriculture | $10K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue gun rights | $9K | $7K | $1K | 15 |
| education | $6K | — | — | 3 |
| party republican | $5K | $97K | — | 2 |
| pharma | $500 | — | — | 1 |
| single issue pro life | — | $957 | — | 4 |
| party democratic | — | — | $2.9M | 19 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $63K | 14 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $604K | 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.