Money around Dan Sullivan · 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
$320K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$14.2M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4M | — | $15K |
| 2024 | $530K | — | — |
| 2022 | $144K | $5K | $8 |
| 2020 | $2.0M | $315K | $14.2M |
| 2018 | $431K | — | $861 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.3M | $95K | $13.3M | 1,841 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $956K | — | — | 208 |
| energy oil gas | $188K | — | — | 74 |
| technology | $146K | — | — | 56 |
| telecommunications | $144K | — | — | 67 |
| party republican | $126K | $190K | — | 11 |
| defense | $112K | — | — | 68 |
| labor union | $102K | — | $62K | 39 |
| finance | $99K | — | — | 39 |
| transportation | $83K | — | — | 38 |
| insurance | $58K | — | — | 31 |
| healthcare | $53K | — | — | 25 |
| agriculture | $41K | — | — | 18 |
| pharma | $40K | — | — | 19 |
| real estate | $22K | — | — | 7 |
| energy utilities | $12K | — | — | 4 |
| jfc uncategorized | $11K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue gun rights | $11K | $8K | $3K | 9 |
| education | $4K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue environment | $1K | — | $812K | 11 |
| single issue pro life | — | $27K | — | 7 |
| single issue pro choice | — | — | $16K | 23 |
| 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.