Money around Tim Scott · 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
$6.3M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$4.4M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$31K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $153K | — | — |
| 2024 | $969K | $100K | — |
| 2022 | $3.6M | $4.3M | $30K |
| 2020 | $983K | — | — |
| 2018 | $686K | — | $861 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $3.8M | $4.3M | $224 | 12,832 |
| finance | $610K | — | — | 269 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $450K | — | — | 105 |
| insurance | $301K | — | — | 142 |
| healthcare | $211K | — | — | 98 |
| pharma | $186K | — | — | 85 |
| energy oil gas | $166K | — | — | 60 |
| technology | $109K | — | — | 48 |
| telecommunications | $107K | — | — | 53 |
| defense | $75K | — | — | 47 |
| labor union | $63K | — | — | 20 |
| party republican | $59K | — | — | 25 |
| agriculture | $40K | — | — | 20 |
| real estate | $40K | $54K | $30K | 17 |
| transportation | $38K | — | — | 16 |
| single issue israel | $37K | — | — | 5 |
| energy utilities | $20K | — | — | 12 |
| jfc uncategorized | $15K | — | — | 3 |
| education | $14K | — | — | 7 |
| single issue gun rights | $10K | $105 | $197 | 7 |
| single issue environment | $7K | — | — | 3 |
| ideological conservative | $500 | — | — | 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.