Which PACs have increased or decreased disbursements to Ilhan Omar’s campaigns since 2024, according to OpenSecrets and FEC records?
Executive summary
There is no definitive list in the provided OpenSecrets or FEC excerpts that names which specific PACs have increased or decreased disbursements to Ilhan Omar’s campaigns since 2024; the available materials explain how the databases are compiled and their timing, but do not include the itemized, time-series PAC-to-candidate changes the question requests [1] [2] [3]. The public FEC and OpenSecrets systems can produce that answer, but doing so requires querying the FEC’s itemized disbursement records and comparing PAC-level totals across the relevant reporting periods—something the supplied snippets describe in principle but do not deliver in practice [4] [1].
1. Why the sources shown don’t directly answer the question
OpenSecrets’ member profile pages and cycle summaries compile FEC filings into summary numbers but the snippets provided emphasize processing lag and that detailed, itemized records take longer to appear in their analysis; the OpenSecrets profile notes summary numbers are often more current than the detailed records and that their 2023–2024 cycle numbers are based on FEC data released on specific dates in 2025 [1] [2]. The FEC candidate overview page likewise describes how disbursements are reported and how their data is subdivided, but the excerpt does not list PAC-by-PAC changes over time—only that the FEC holds itemized disbursement and receipt records that can be queried [3] [4].
2. What the FEC and OpenSecrets do provide (and how that maps to the question)
The FEC maintains raw itemized disbursement and receipt files for every committee, and its “browse data” tools include overall receipts and disbursements for PACs and committees as well as itemized expenditure records that can be filtered by candidate and date; that is the authoritative source needed to calculate whether particular PACs increased or decreased disbursements to Omar after 2024 [4]. OpenSecrets aggregates those FEC records into candidate profiles and PAC/super‑PAC activity pages and publishes cycle-level summaries and industry breakdowns, but their public-facing pages and the provided snippets make clear there is a time lag and that granular, per-PAC time‑series comparisons require diving into the underlying itemized reports [1] [2] [5].
3. Limits of the supplied reporting and where ambiguity arises
The excerpts here do not include the underlying itemized PAC contribution tables or a direct before/after 2024 comparison, so it is impossible from these snippets to authoritatively say “PAC X increased Y dollars and PAC Z decreased Z dollars” [1] [3] [2]. OpenSecrets’ notes about update timing and FEC release dates underscore that summary totals and detailed records may be out of sync, creating potential discrepancies if one attempts a quick comparison without reconciling filing dates and reporting cycles [1] [2]. FollowTheMoney/OpenSecrets integration notes underline additional caveats for state-level data maintenance, reinforcing that careful, source-level queries are required [6].
4. How a transparent, reproducible answer would be produced
A precise answer requires pulling PAC-to-candidate disbursement itemizations from the FEC’s database for two windows—pre-2024 (e.g., all of 2023 and early 2024 filings) and post-2024 (the 2024 cycle filings dated after a chosen cutoff)—then summing contributions from each PAC to Ilhan Omar’s authorized committees and comparing totals; OpenSecrets’ PAC and super‑PAC pages can be used to cross‑check and contextualize any discrepancies due to processing lags [4] [1] [5]. Because the available snippets lack those itemized datasets, the present reporting can only describe the method and the data sources rather than state the PAC-level increases or decreases themselves [3] [4].
5. Alternative viewpoints, transparency flags and next steps
Some public narratives infer PAC behavior from headlines or from partial snapshots of OpenSecrets summaries, but the sources here warn against overinterpreting summary numbers without consulting FEC itemizations and accounting for update lags [1] [2]; independent outlets using ProPublica’s itemizer or the FEC data export can produce the exact PAC-by-PAC comparisons if requested [4] [7]. The supplied Wikipedia excerpt points to discussions about contributions and influence more broadly, but it does not replace the FEC/OpenSecrets itemized records needed for the specific “increased or decreased since 2024” question [8]. To resolve the query conclusively, the next step is a direct query of the FEC itemized disbursements for Ilhan Omar’s authorized committees and a side‑by‑side PAC-level aggregation for the pre- and post-2024 windows described above [4] [3].