Money around John H. Rutherford · 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
$2.5M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1.0M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$8K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $552K | $250 | — |
| 2024 | $610K | $92K | $6K |
| 2022 | $404K | $734K | $263 |
| 2020 | $504K | $156K | $1K |
| 2018 | $407K | $27K | $1K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.6M | $975K | $263 | 1,926 |
| defense | $257K | — | — | 172 |
| telecommunications | $96K | — | — | 40 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $90K | — | — | 29 |
| labor union | $80K | — | — | 40 |
| finance | $69K | — | — | 35 |
| technology | $65K | — | — | 37 |
| insurance | $61K | — | — | 29 |
| real estate | $43K | — | $6K | 19 |
| transportation | $37K | — | — | 27 |
| energy oil gas | $32K | $26K | — | 318 |
| single issue israel | $27K | — | — | 13 |
| agriculture | $18K | — | — | 15 |
| healthcare | $13K | — | — | 9 |
| single issue gun rights | $5K | $9K | $1K | 8 |
| pharma | $5K | — | — | 5 |
| party republican | $2K | — | — | 2 |
| energy utilities | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| education | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| 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.