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Joseph Kaempfer Jr.

Individual

Executive, Mcarthur Glen Group · Virginia

21 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Joseph Kaempfer Jr. gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 56% were on the winning side ($547K won, $433K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

56%

$981K scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$433K

Not allocated or result unknown

$495K

$484K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $11K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Ab PAC

$161K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$550K
$335K / $54K
Senate Majority PAC

$100K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$260K
$67K / $94K
House Majority PAC

$34K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$40K / $175K
The Lincoln Project

$73K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$165K
$68K / $25K
DSCC

$50K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$71K
$3K / $18K
Votevets

$20K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$65K
$25K / $14K
Women Vote!

$13K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$60K
$9K / $34K
Lmg PAC

$22K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$30K
$0 / $8K
Ditch Fund

$12K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$1K / $12K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$346K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$55K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$53K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$35K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$34K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$32K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$27K✗ No
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$20K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$16K✗ No
Lindsey GrahamSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$14K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$12K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 48th DistrictAttacking$12K✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Joseph Kaempfer Jr. spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Joseph Kaempfer Jr. gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 56% were on the winning side ($547K won, $433K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Joseph Kaempfer Jr. fund in 2020?
Ab PAC ($550K), Senate Majority PAC ($260K), House Majority PAC ($250K), The Lincoln Project ($165K), DSCC ($71K).
Which candidates did Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $346K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $55K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $53K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.