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Charles Johnson

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

313 reported gifts; 16 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Charles Johnson gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 63% were on the winning side ($828K won, $492K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

63%

$1.3M scored (71% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$492K

Not allocated or result unknown

$550K

$539K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $11K 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
Congressional Leadership Fund

$112K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$495K / $382K
Senate Leadership Fund

$151K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$248K / $100K
The Sentinel Action Fund

$172K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$76K / $2K
NRSC

$65K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$70K
$27 / $5K
Turning Point PAC

$21K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$4K / $0
Restoration PAC

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$4K / $995
DSCC

$7K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$8K
$733 / $466
DCCC

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$393 / $291
End Citizens United

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$8 / $65
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$111 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$0 / $887
Progressive Turnout Project

$599 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$617
$0 / $18
NRCC

$476 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$595
$35 / $85
Equality PAC

$386 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$555
$96 / $56
Retired Americans PAC

$351 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$535
$45 / $139
The Lincoln Project

$141 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$180
$0 / $34
Chc Bold PAC

$58 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$81
$16 / $3

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Charles Johnson's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Charles Johnson's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$113K✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$89K✓ Yes
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$56K✗ No
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$47K✗ No
Mondaire L. JonesNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$44K✓ Yes
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$41K✓ Yes
Curtis HertelMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$41K✓ Yes
Susan WildPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$39K✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$37K✗ No
George WhitesidesCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$37K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$36K✗ No
Will RollinsCalifornia 41st DistrictAttacking$34K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Charles Johnson spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Charles Johnson gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 63% were on the winning side ($828K won, $492K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2024?
Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), The Sentinel Action Fund ($250K), NRSC ($70K), Turning Point PAC ($25K).
Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $113K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $89K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $56K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.