Donor
Helen O'neill Schwab
IndividualInvestor, Self-Employed · Florida
2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
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
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / 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
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $161K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $153K | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $129K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $110K | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $88K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $87K | ✗ No |
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Attacking | $41K | ✗ No |
| Dina Titus | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $33K | ✗ No |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Supporting | $31K | ✗ No |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $31K | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $30K | ✗ No |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | New York 17th District | Attacking | $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.