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James Attwood Jr.

Individual

Managing Director, The Carlyle Group · New York

12 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

James Attwood Jr. gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 78% were on the winning side ($414K won, $120K lost). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

78%

$533K scored (47% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$120K

Not allocated or result unknown

$613K

$597K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $16K 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 Majority PAC

$210K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$400K
$141K / $45K
House Majority PAC

$71K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$350K
$215K / $61K
Ab PAC

$184K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$16K / $0
DCCC

$55K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$73K
$14K / $4K
DSCC

$61K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$73K
$11K / $1K
Mainstream Democrats PAC

$15K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$16K / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates James Attwood Jr.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by James Attwood Jr.'s share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$50K✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateAttacking$34K✓ Yes
Blake MastersArizona SenateAttacking$32K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateAttacking$24K✗ No
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateAttacking$18K✓ Yes
Ted BuddNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$13K✗ No
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Henry CuellarTexas 28th DistrictSupporting$11K✓ Yes
Mark RobertsonNevada 1st DistrictAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateSupporting$10K✓ Yes
Cassy GarciaTexas 28th DistrictAttacking$10K✓ Yes
Karoline LeavittNew Hampshire 1st DistrictAttacking$9K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Attwood Jr. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
James Attwood Jr. gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 78% were on the winning side ($414K won, $120K lost). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did James Attwood Jr. fund in 2022?
Senate Majority PAC ($400K), House Majority PAC ($350K), Ab PAC ($200K), DCCC ($73K), DSCC ($73K).
Which candidates did James Attwood Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $50K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $34K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $32K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.