Donor
Valero Services Inc.
Company / nonprofitTexas
9 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Valero Services Inc. gave $3.1M 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, 39% were on the winning side ($1.0M won, $1.6M lost). $39K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$3.1M
99% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
39%
$2.6M scored (85% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$1.6M
Not allocated or result unknown
$480K
$440K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $39K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Leadership Fund $277K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2.1M | $691K / $1.1M | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $163K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $975K | $340K / $473K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $157K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $149K | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $126K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $107K | ✓ Yes |
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Attacking | $88K | ✗ No |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $86K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $85K | ✗ No |
| Dina Titus | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $70K | ✗ No |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $65K | ✗ No |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | New York 17th District | Attacking | $61K | ✓ Yes |
| Katie Porter | California 47th District | Attacking | $55K | ✗ No |
| Adam Gray | California 13th District | Attacking | $54K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Valero Services Inc. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Valero Services Inc. gave $3.1M 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, 39% were on the winning side ($1.0M won, $1.6M lost). $39K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Valero Services Inc. fund in 2022?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.1M), Senate Leadership Fund ($975K).
- Which candidates did Valero Services Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $157K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $149K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $126K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.