Money around Hillary J. Scholten · 4 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
$3.4M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$527K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$5.8M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $833K | $143 | — |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $237K | $40K |
| 2022 | $665K | $157K | $3.0M |
| 2020 | $485K | $133K | $2.7M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.6M | $238K | $4.4M | 1,075 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $598K | — | — | 317 |
| labor union | $460K | $959 | $30K | 154 |
| ideological progressive | $82K | $117 | — | 61 |
| energy oil gas | $78K | — | — | 44 |
| healthcare | $67K | — | — | 36 |
| single issue israel | $48K | — | — | 63 |
| insurance | $48K | — | — | 19 |
| defense | $48K | — | — | 38 |
| telecommunications | $45K | — | — | 25 |
| education | $41K | — | $6K | 18 |
| technology | $38K | — | — | 22 |
| transportation | $36K | — | — | 32 |
| single issue environment | $36K | $40 | $28K | 57 |
| finance | $36K | — | — | 18 |
| party democratic | $33K | $285K | — | 33 |
| agriculture | $23K | — | — | 10 |
| single issue pro choice | $22K | $232 | — | 15 |
| jfc uncategorized | $21K | — | — | 2 |
| real estate | $15K | — | $7K | 10 |
| party republican | $13K | — | $1.2M | 19 |
| single issue gun control | $12K | $3K | — | 17 |
| pharma | $6K | — | — | 4 |
| ideological conservative | — | — | $108K | 8 |
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.