Money around Robert Menendez · 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
$2.0M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$10
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$101K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $809K | $10 | — |
| 2024 | $834K | — | — |
| 2022 | $364K | — | $998 |
| 2018 | — | — | $100K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $945K | — | $100K | 513 |
| labor union | $280K | — | $998 | 89 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $213K | — | — | 95 |
| telecommunications | $91K | — | — | 44 |
| finance | $84K | — | — | 41 |
| pharma | $60K | — | — | 40 |
| healthcare | $48K | — | — | 33 |
| real estate | $44K | — | — | 13 |
| single issue israel | $42K | — | — | 13 |
| education | $35K | — | — | 11 |
| transportation | $34K | — | — | 24 |
| technology | $31K | — | — | 19 |
| insurance | $29K | — | — | 16 |
| defense | $25K | — | — | 17 |
| party republican | $22K | — | — | 10 |
| energy oil gas | $10K | — | — | 5 |
| ideological progressive | $8K | — | — | 3 |
| jfc uncategorized | $4K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue gun control | $3K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue environment | $2K | $10 | — | 5 |
| agriculture | $1K | — | — | 1 |
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.