Money around Pete Sessions · 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
$4.5M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1.5M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$7.8M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $416K | — | — |
| 2024 | $639K | $2K | — |
| 2022 | $580K | $96 | $3K |
| 2020 | $590K | $46K | $16K |
| 2018 | $2.2M | $1.4M | $7.8M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.3M | $259K | $5.8M | 1,211 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $487K | — | — | 166 |
| finance | $424K | — | — | 173 |
| insurance | $208K | — | — | 80 |
| healthcare | $176K | — | — | 90 |
| agriculture | $156K | — | $1K | 70 |
| energy oil gas | $138K | — | — | 63 |
| technology | $119K | — | — | 48 |
| telecommunications | $107K | — | — | 40 |
| defense | $90K | — | — | 49 |
| transportation | $83K | — | — | 47 |
| real estate | $82K | $902K | $66K | 65 |
| labor union | $73K | $200K | — | 28 |
| single issue israel | $23K | — | — | 11 |
| pharma | $23K | — | — | 12 |
| single issue gun rights | $16K | $12K | $119 | 19 |
| party republican | $8K | $94K | — | 4 |
| education | $7K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue pro life | — | $1K | — | 4 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $13K | 3 |
| party democratic | — | — | $1.8M | 10 |
| single issue environment | — | — | $143K | 3 |
| ideological progressive | — | — | $105K | 13 |
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.