Money around Lauren Underwood · 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
$3.1M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$3.2M
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$1.0M
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $259K | $35 | — |
| 2024 | $522K | $197 | $7K |
| 2022 | $883K | $525K | $55K |
| 2020 | $944K | $365K | $39K |
| 2018 | $465K | $2.4M | $932K |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $1.4M | $2.2M | $48K | 989 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $586K | — | — | 334 |
| labor union | $389K | $28K | $34K | 138 |
| healthcare | $202K | $341K | — | 100 |
| education | $95K | $45K | $16K | 40 |
| ideological progressive | $83K | $101K | — | 121 |
| single issue environment | $53K | $210K | $6K | 88 |
| real estate | $32K | — | $7K | 16 |
| agriculture | $31K | $321 | — | 25 |
| party democratic | $30K | $280K | — | 44 |
| single issue pro choice | $23K | $191 | — | 18 |
| single issue gun control | $20K | — | — | 15 |
| party republican | $20K | — | $912K | 22 |
| energy oil gas | $16K | — | — | 12 |
| insurance | $14K | — | — | 10 |
| finance | $12K | — | — | 10 |
| telecommunications | $11K | — | — | 8 |
| transportation | $10K | — | — | 8 |
| defense | $10K | — | — | 4 |
| technology | $2K | — | — | 2 |
| pharma | $2K | — | — | 3 |
| single issue pro life | — | — | $301 | 3 |
| single issue gun rights | — | — | $10K | 6 |
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.