Money around Derek Schmidt · 2 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
$955K
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$355K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$39K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $547K | — | — |
| 2024 | $408K | $355K | $39K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $510K | $137K | $39K | 257 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $159K | — | — | 61 |
| agriculture | $62K | — | — | 26 |
| finance | $40K | — | — | 18 |
| telecommunications | $33K | — | — | 13 |
| defense | $32K | — | — | 24 |
| real estate | $30K | — | — | 8 |
| single issue israel | $25K | — | — | 5 |
| healthcare | $13K | — | — | 6 |
| labor union | $12K | — | — | 6 |
| energy oil gas | $11K | — | — | 6 |
| party republican | $9K | — | — | 5 |
| technology | $6K | — | — | 2 |
| insurance | $5K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue gun rights | $3K | — | — | 3 |
| pharma | $3K | — | — | 2 |
| transportation | $2K | — | — | 2 |
| education | $1K | — | — | 1 |
| ideological conservative | — | $218K | — | 18 |
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.