Money around Chris Pappas · 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
$5.2M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1.5M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$9.1M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2M | $2K | — |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $310K | $25K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $426K | $9.0M |
| 2020 | $920K | $117K | $78K |
| 2018 | $479K | $606K | $10K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.1M | $715K | $5.6M | 1,371 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $1.4M | — | $5K | 646 |
| labor union | $711K | $201K | $19K | 259 |
| healthcare | $120K | — | — | 64 |
| transportation | $84K | — | — | 44 |
| jfc uncategorized | $73K | — | — | 24 |
| education | $73K | — | $6K | 27 |
| energy oil gas | $71K | $27K | — | 344 |
| ideological progressive | $67K | $38K | — | 45 |
| single issue israel | $57K | — | — | 34 |
| finance | $52K | — | — | 27 |
| single issue environment | $50K | $39K | $59K | 106 |
| real estate | $45K | $11K | $21K | 25 |
| insurance | $45K | — | — | 19 |
| telecommunications | $39K | — | — | 13 |
| party democratic | $34K | $375K | — | 59 |
| single issue pro choice | $34K | $55K | — | 35 |
| defense | $21K | — | — | 17 |
| single issue gun control | $20K | — | — | 15 |
| technology | $17K | — | — | 8 |
| party republican | $16K | — | $3.4M | 29 |
| pharma | $5K | — | — | 2 |
| agriculture | $5K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue pro life | — | — | $301 | 3 |
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.