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Helen O'neill Schwab

Individual

Investor, Self-Employed · Florida

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Helen O'neill Schwab gave $2.0M 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, 40% were on the winning side ($673K won, $1.0M lost). $19K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

40%

$1.7M scored (84% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.0M

Not allocated or result unknown

$316K

$298K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $19K 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
Senate Leadership Fund

$167K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$348K / $485K
Congressional Leadership Fund

$131K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$325K / $526K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Helen O'neill Schwab's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Helen O'neill Schwab's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateAttacking$161K✗ No
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateAttacking$153K✗ No
Cheri BeasleyNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$129K✓ Yes
Tim RyanOhio SenateAttacking$110K✓ Yes
Mandela BarnesWisconsin SenateAttacking$88K✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateAttacking$87K✗ No
Susie LeeNevada 3rd DistrictAttacking$41K✗ No
Dina TitusNevada 1st DistrictAttacking$33K✗ No
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateSupporting$31K✗ No
Susan WildPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$31K✗ No
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateSupporting$30K✗ No
Sean Patrick MaloneyNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$29K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Helen O'neill Schwab spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Helen O'neill Schwab gave $2.0M 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, 40% were on the winning side ($673K won, $1.0M lost). $19K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Helen O'neill Schwab fund in 2022?
Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Helen O'neill Schwab's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $161K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $153K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $129K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.