Money around Bryan Steil · 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
$7.1M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$1.1M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$145K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.8M | — | — |
| 2024 | $2.1M | $965K | $131K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $14K | $8K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | — | $5K |
| 2018 | $475K | $129K | $180 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $3.1M | $789K | $121K | 1,610 |
| finance | $1.1M | — | — | 508 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $1.0M | — | — | 350 |
| insurance | $589K | — | — | 278 |
| telecommunications | $234K | — | — | 112 |
| labor union | $196K | $2K | — | 73 |
| energy oil gas | $164K | — | — | 79 |
| technology | $145K | — | — | 64 |
| real estate | $113K | $25K | $23K | 57 |
| party republican | $100K | $210K | — | 46 |
| healthcare | $58K | — | — | 44 |
| transportation | $50K | — | — | 23 |
| pharma | $49K | — | — | 26 |
| defense | $41K | — | — | 24 |
| single issue israel | $31K | — | — | 12 |
| agriculture | $29K | — | — | 21 |
| single issue gun rights | $11K | $14K | $180 | 21 |
| education | $5K | — | — | 3 |
| energy utilities | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| ideological conservative | — | $62K | — | 4 |
| single issue pro life | — | $6K | — | 4 |
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.