Money around Mike Rounds · 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
$3.9M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$2K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$9K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1M | — | — |
| 2024 | $524K | — | — |
| 2022 | $236K | — | — |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $2K | $9K |
| 2018 | $516K | — | $861 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.6M | $506 | $8K | 1,050 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $737K | — | — | 159 |
| finance | $584K | — | — | 260 |
| insurance | $232K | — | — | 132 |
| energy oil gas | $128K | — | — | 50 |
| telecommunications | $108K | — | — | 47 |
| party republican | $107K | — | — | 25 |
| technology | $97K | — | — | 35 |
| defense | $80K | — | — | 54 |
| labor union | $49K | — | — | 19 |
| healthcare | $47K | — | — | 22 |
| agriculture | $45K | — | — | 28 |
| pharma | $38K | — | — | 17 |
| transportation | $38K | — | — | 21 |
| real estate | $37K | — | — | 14 |
| single issue israel | $13K | — | — | 6 |
| education | $10K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue gun rights | $6K | $1K | $933 | 6 |
| energy utilities | $3K | — | — | 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.