Money around Emilia Strong Sykes · 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
$2.8M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$2.7M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$13.7M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $740K | $261 | — |
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.7M | $6.0M |
| 2022 | $575K | $977K | $7.7M |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.4M | $1.9M | $8.4M | 1,046 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $516K | — | $35K | 308 |
| labor union | $339K | $223K | $56K | 130 |
| ideological progressive | $62K | $238 | — | 141 |
| education | $58K | — | $7K | 22 |
| energy oil gas | $58K | — | — | 28 |
| finance | $51K | — | — | 23 |
| insurance | $41K | — | — | 14 |
| technology | $30K | — | — | 15 |
| healthcare | $30K | — | — | 18 |
| transportation | $28K | — | — | 20 |
| party democratic | $26K | $429K | — | 55 |
| defense | $26K | — | — | 20 |
| single issue israel | $25K | — | — | 8 |
| jfc uncategorized | $24K | — | — | 4 |
| telecommunications | $24K | — | — | 18 |
| single issue environment | $24K | $43K | — | 34 |
| single issue pro choice | $17K | $5K | — | 10 |
| real estate | $12K | $11K | $19K | 13 |
| pharma | $11K | — | — | 7 |
| party republican | $8K | $143K | $4.9M | 38 |
| agriculture | $5K | — | — | 5 |
| single issue gun control | $3K | $6 | — | 4 |
| ideological conservative | — | — | $246K | 12 |
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.