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Brenda Frecka

Individual

Retired, Retired · Ohio

4 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Brenda Frecka gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 50% were on the winning side ($491K won, $486K lost). $70K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

50%

$977K scored (70% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$486K

Not allocated or result unknown

$428K

$357K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $70K 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
Right Women PAC

$279K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$407K / $434K
House Freedom Action

$74K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$84K / $51K
House Freedom Fund

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$768 / $251

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Brenda Frecka's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Brenda Frecka's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mary MillerIllinois 15th District (primary)Supporting$339K✓ Yes
Yvette HerrellNew Mexico 2nd DistrictSupporting$329K✗ No
Yesli I. VegaVirginia 7th DistrictSupporting$112K✗ No
Anna Paulina LunaFlorida 13th District (primary)Supporting$58K✓ Yes
Kathleen WinnArizona 6th District (primary)Supporting$29KUnknown
Bo HinesNorth Carolina 13th District (primary)Supporting$23K✓ Yes
Christian CollinsTexas 8th District (primary)Supporting$21KUnknown
Gabriel VasquezNew Mexico 2nd DistrictAttacking$19K✗ No
Dale StrongAlabama 5th District (primary)Attacking$12K✗ No
Jevin HodgeArizona 1st DistrictAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Lauren BoebertColorado 3rd District (primary)Supporting$11K✓ Yes
Shamaine DanielsPennsylvania 10th DistrictAttacking$8K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Brenda Frecka spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Brenda Frecka gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 50% were on the winning side ($491K won, $486K lost). $70K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Brenda Frecka fund in 2022?
Right Women PAC ($1.1M), House Freedom Action ($250K), House Freedom Fund ($5K).
Which candidates did Brenda Frecka's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
for Mary Miller (Illinois 15th District, about $339K, won); for Yvette Herrell (New Mexico 2nd District, about $329K, lost); for Yesli I. Vega (Virginia 7th District, about $112K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.