Money around John Thune · 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
$5.8M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$104K
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$4K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $665K | — | — |
| 2024 | $669K | — | — |
| 2022 | $3.0M | $104K | $4K |
| 2020 | $721K | — | — |
| 2018 | $728K | — | $861 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $3.4M | $102K | $3K | 1,574 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $432K | — | — | 92 |
| finance | $390K | — | — | 150 |
| healthcare | $246K | — | — | 106 |
| energy oil gas | $219K | — | — | 73 |
| insurance | $163K | — | — | 71 |
| telecommunications | $149K | — | — | 65 |
| pharma | $131K | — | — | 51 |
| agriculture | $118K | — | — | 41 |
| technology | $117K | — | — | 45 |
| transportation | $112K | — | — | 49 |
| defense | $63K | — | — | 45 |
| labor union | $52K | — | — | 17 |
| jfc uncategorized | $46K | — | — | 4 |
| party republican | $40K | — | — | 17 |
| real estate | $38K | — | — | 10 |
| education | $37K | — | — | 14 |
| energy utilities | $30K | — | — | 10 |
| single issue gun rights | $15K | $2K | $263 | 6 |
| single issue environment | $6K | — | — | 4 |
| single issue israel | $2K | — | — | 1 |
| single issue gun control | — | — | $861 | 2 |
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.