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Geoffrey Palmer

Individual

Founder, Gh Palmer & Associates · California

4 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Geoffrey Palmer gave $2.0M 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, 100% were on the winning side ($248K won, $230 lost). $1.4M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$249K scored (12% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$230

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.8M

$378K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.4M 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
MAGA Inc.

$378K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.0M
$248K / $0
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$28 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250
$0 / $222
DCCC

$79 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100
$11 / $8

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Geoffrey Palmer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Geoffrey Palmer's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joseph R Jr BidenPresidentAttacking$1.2MUnknown
Donald TrumpPresidentSupporting$207K✓ Yes
Ronald DesantisPresident (primary)Attacking$86KUnknown
Joseph R Jr BidenPresident (primary)Attacking$46KUnknown
Nikki HaleyPresident (primary)Attacking$43KUnknown
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Supporting$42K✓ Yes
Ron DesantisPresident (primary)Attacking$13KUnknown
Chris ChristiePresident (primary)Attacking$394Unknown
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$222✗ No
Robert F Jr. KennedyPresident (primary)Attacking$27Unknown
John DuarteCalifornia 13th DistrictAttacking$1✓ Yes
David SchweikertArizona 1st DistrictAttacking$1✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Geoffrey Palmer spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Geoffrey Palmer gave $2.0M 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, 100% were on the winning side ($248K won, $230 lost). $1.4M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Geoffrey Palmer fund in 2024?
MAGA Inc. ($2.0M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($250), DCCC ($100).
Which candidates did Geoffrey Palmer's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $1.2M, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $207K, won); against Ronald Desantis (President, about $86K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.