Money around Dale W. Strong · 3 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
$1.5M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$430K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$496K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $492K | — | — |
| 2024 | $597K | — | — |
| 2022 | $364K | $430K | $496K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $809K | $430K | $439K | 409 |
| defense | $137K | — | — | 91 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $107K | — | — | 36 |
| technology | $85K | — | — | 34 |
| healthcare | $75K | — | $58K | 23 |
| finance | $66K | — | — | 24 |
| real estate | $41K | — | — | 13 |
| agriculture | $37K | — | — | 15 |
| telecommunications | $21K | — | — | 7 |
| labor union | $18K | — | — | 5 |
| transportation | $16K | — | — | 9 |
| single issue israel | $15K | — | — | 7 |
| energy oil gas | $6K | — | — | 3 |
| insurance | $5K | — | — | 4 |
| jfc uncategorized | $5K | — | — | 2 |
| single issue gun rights | $4K | — | — | 4 |
| energy utilities | $3K | — | — | 1 |
| pharma | $3K | — | — | 3 |
| education | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| party republican | $1K | — | — | 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.