Money around Robert J. Wittman · 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
$4.1M
to the principal campaign committee, all cycles
Outside spending · for
$922
independent expenditures supporting
Outside spending · against
$2K
independent expenditures opposing — not support
By election cycle
| Cycle | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $836K | — | — |
| 2024 | $1.0M | $670 | — |
| 2022 | $743K | $252 | $425 |
| 2020 | $739K | — | $750 |
| 2018 | $753K | — | $861 |
By donor industry · PAC sponsor's industry tag, all cycles
| Industry | Direct PAC | Outside · for | Outside · against | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorized | $2.4M | $922 | $1K | 1,270 |
| defense | $402K | — | — | 197 |
| technology | $332K | — | — | 141 |
| leadership pac uncategorized | $281K | — | — | 107 |
| telecommunications | $150K | — | — | 54 |
| finance | $103K | — | — | 58 |
| energy oil gas | $85K | — | — | 39 |
| healthcare | $83K | — | — | 42 |
| agriculture | $62K | — | — | 27 |
| real estate | $52K | — | — | 22 |
| single issue israel | $45K | — | — | 29 |
| labor union | $34K | — | — | 17 |
| insurance | $32K | — | — | 15 |
| education | $25K | — | — | 12 |
| transportation | $23K | — | — | 14 |
| pharma | $11K | — | — | 9 |
| single issue gun rights | $9K | — | — | 9 |
| party republican | $5K | — | — | 2 |
| 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.