Money around August Pfluger · 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
$2.7M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$487K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$500
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $735K | — | — |
| 2024 | $1.0M | $2K | — |
| 2022 | $618K | $998 | $500 |
| 2020 | $332K | $484K | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.4M | $469K | $500 | 903 |
| energy oil gas | $286K | — | — | 117 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $205K | — | — | 63 |
| agriculture | $148K | — | — | 52 |
| telecommunications | $143K | — | — | 69 |
| healthcare | $99K | — | — | 48 |
| technology | $79K | — | — | 34 |
| finance | $68K | — | — | 38 |
| insurance | $62K | — | — | 33 |
| defense | $61K | — | — | 42 |
| real estate | $43K | — | — | 16 |
| single issue israel | $35K | — | — | 15 |
| pharma | $29K | — | — | 13 |
| labor union | $22K | — | — | 9 |
| transportation | $19K | — | — | 9 |
| jfc uncategorized | $11K | $8K | — | 11 |
| energy utilities | $9K | — | — | 3 |
| party republican | $7K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue gun rights | $6K | $10K | — | 8 |
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.