Money around Darren Soto · 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
$4.9M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1.1M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$24K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $782K | — | — |
| 2024 | $1.5M | $16K | — |
| 2022 | $883K | $8K | $9K |
| 2020 | $828K | $10K | — |
| 2018 | $893K | $1.0M | $15K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.6M | $632K | $15K | 1,588 |
| labor union | $442K | $8K | — | 154 |
| healthcare | $356K | — | — | 190 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $234K | — | — | 133 |
| telecommunications | $203K | — | — | 113 |
| technology | $160K | — | — | 73 |
| finance | $148K | — | — | 78 |
| energy oil gas | $141K | — | — | 67 |
| insurance | $119K | — | — | 63 |
| defense | $77K | — | — | 60 |
| education | $74K | — | — | 29 |
| single issue israel | $71K | — | — | 38 |
| pharma | $65K | — | — | 43 |
| agriculture | $55K | — | — | 34 |
| transportation | $52K | — | — | 33 |
| real estate | $40K | — | $9K | 20 |
| ideological progressive | $30K | — | — | 18 |
| single issue environment | $12K | $41 | — | 19 |
| jfc uncategorized | $11K | $401K | — | 28 |
| energy utilities | $10K | — | — | 4 |
| party republican | $6K | $35K | — | 7 |
| party democratic | $5K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue pro choice | $2K | $2K | — | 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.