Money around Pete Ricketts · 2 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
$2.9M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$290K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$431
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3M | $259K | $431 |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $31K | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.4M | $251K | $431 | 624 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $576K | — | — | 122 |
| finance | $200K | — | — | 80 |
| energy oil gas | $98K | — | — | 39 |
| agriculture | $88K | — | — | 41 |
| telecommunications | $87K | — | — | 30 |
| party republican | $77K | — | — | 6 |
| insurance | $74K | — | — | 28 |
| technology | $64K | — | — | 24 |
| healthcare | $62K | — | — | 19 |
| labor union | $41K | — | — | 11 |
| defense | $39K | — | — | 19 |
| real estate | $32K | $17K | — | 13 |
| transportation | $31K | — | — | 14 |
| jfc uncategorized | $28K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue israel | $17K | — | — | 11 |
| energy utilities | $14K | — | — | 6 |
| pharma | $13K | — | — | 7 |
| single issue gun rights | $6K | $5K | — | 5 |
| ideological conservative | $5K | $8K | — | 40 |
| education | $4K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue pro life | — | $9K | — | 4 |
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.