Money around Brian Schatz · 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
$2.6M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$19K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
—
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $444K | — | — |
| 2024 | $128K | — | — |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $19K | — |
| 2020 | $445K | — | — |
| 2018 | $315K | — | — |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.4M | — | — | 714 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $311K | — | — | 81 |
| labor union | $214K | — | — | 87 |
| technology | $118K | — | — | 56 |
| transportation | $105K | — | — | 55 |
| telecommunications | $101K | — | — | 62 |
| finance | $82K | — | — | 39 |
| defense | $78K | — | — | 56 |
| healthcare | $54K | — | — | 27 |
| insurance | $35K | — | — | 23 |
| energy oil gas | $31K | — | — | 12 |
| education | $16K | — | — | 6 |
| real estate | $13K | — | — | 7 |
| agriculture | $12K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue environment | $11K | $10 | — | 13 |
| single issue gun control | $6K | — | — | 3 |
| party republican | $6K | — | — | 6 |
| single issue israel | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| pharma | $2K | — | — | 2 |
| party democratic | — | $18K | — | 5 |
| single issue pro choice | — | $416 | — | 1 |
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.