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Helen Schwab

Individual

Investor, Self-Employed · Florida

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

Mixed results

Helen Schwab gave $2.1M 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 ($994K won, $591K lost). $54K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

63%

$1.6M scored (76% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$591K

Not allocated or result unknown

$506K

$452K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $54K 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

$303K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$497K / $201K
SFA Fund

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$0 / $3K
NRCC

$33K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$41K
$2K / $6K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Helen Schwab's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Helen Schwab's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$210K✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$174K✓ Yes
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$107K✗ No
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$76K✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$74K✗ No
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$47K✗ No
Mondaire L. JonesNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$44K✓ Yes
Curtis HertelMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$41K✓ Yes
Susan WildPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$39K✓ Yes
George WhitesidesCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$38K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$37K✗ No
Will RollinsCalifornia 41st DistrictAttacking$34K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Helen Schwab spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Helen Schwab gave $2.1M 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 ($994K won, $591K lost). $54K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Helen Schwab fund in 2024?
Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), SFA Fund ($50K), NRCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Helen Schwab's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $210K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $174K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $107K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.