Donor
Kenneth Duda
IndividualChief Technology Officer, Arista · California
5 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Kenneth Duda gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 92% ended up on the winning side ($164K won, $14K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.1M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
92%
$164K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$14K
Not spent yet
$934K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A person writing cheques 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 cheque to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Kenneth Duda's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Kenneth Duda's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $105K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $6K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Barrett | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $3K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| April Becker | Nevada 3rd District | Attacking | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| Lisa Scheller | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $2K | ✗ No |
| Madison Gesiotto Gilbert | Ohio 13th District | Attacking | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $2K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Kenneth Duda spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Kenneth Duda gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 92% ended up on the winning side ($164K won, $14K lost).
- Which super PACs did Kenneth Duda fund in 2022?
- Ab PAC ($1.0M), DCCC ($62K), DSCC ($50K).
- Which candidates did Kenneth Duda's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $105K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $6K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $5K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.