Donor
Gayle Laufer
IndividualRetired, Retired · Florida
3 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Gayle Laufer gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 52% ended up on the winning side ($568K won, $525K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.3M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
52%
$568K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$525K
Not spent yet
$157K
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.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity Action $145K not spent yet | $1.3M | $568K / $525K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Gayle Laufer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Gayle Laufer's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $196K | ✗ No |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate (primary) | Supporting | $158K | ✓ Yes |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $155K | ✗ No |
| Ted Budd | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $150K | ✓ Yes |
| Eric Schmitt | Missouri Senate (primary) | Supporting | $82K | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $25K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $23K | ✗ No |
| Mike Lee | Utah Senate (primary) | Supporting | $20K | ✓ Yes |
| Nick Begich | Alaska at-large House seat | Supporting | $19K | ✗ No |
| Barbara Kirkmeyer | Colorado 8th District | Supporting | $18K | ✗ No |
| Marìa Elvira Salazar | Florida 27th District (primary) | Supporting | $18K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Gayle Laufer spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Gayle Laufer gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 52% ended up on the winning side ($568K won, $525K lost).
- Which super PACs did Gayle Laufer fund in 2022?
- Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.3M).
- Which candidates did Gayle Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $196K, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $158K, won); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $155K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.