Money around Brad Sherman · 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
$3.6M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$4K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$18K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $496K | — | — |
| 2024 | $890K | $451 | — |
| 2022 | $895K | $992 | $10K |
| 2020 | $724K | $2K | $7K |
| 2018 | $606K | $153 | $410 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.6M | $3K | $10 | 880 |
| finance | $718K | — | — | 355 |
| labor union | $450K | $73 | $913 | 193 |
| insurance | $177K | — | — | 105 |
| technology | $109K | — | — | 49 |
| real estate | $106K | — | $17K | 46 |
| defense | $99K | — | — | 54 |
| telecommunications | $66K | — | — | 36 |
| energy oil gas | $54K | — | — | 20 |
| single issue israel | $50K | — | — | 31 |
| party republican | $33K | — | — | 18 |
| healthcare | $25K | — | — | 22 |
| education | $23K | — | $88 | 10 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $17K | — | — | 5 |
| transportation | $15K | — | — | 10 |
| pharma | $12K | — | — | 10 |
| ideological progressive | $9K | — | — | 3 |
| agriculture | $9K | — | — | 7 |
| party democratic | $2K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue environment | $1K | $40 | $3 | 6 |
| single issue pro choice | — | $784 | — | 19 |
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.