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Helen Schwab

Individual

Investor, Self-Employed · Florida

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

Mixed

Helen Schwab gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 63% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $654K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

63%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$654K

Not spent yet

$327K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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

$89K not spent yet

$1.0M
$514K / $392K
Senate Leadership Fund

$201K not spent yet

$1.0M
$569K / $230K
SFA Fund$50K
$15K / $3K
NRCC$41K
$12K / $29K

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$241K✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$200K✓ Yes
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$122K✗ No
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$87K✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$85K✗ No
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$48K✗ No
Mondaire L. JonesNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$46K✓ Yes
Curtis HertelMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$44K✓ Yes
Susan WildPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$41K✓ Yes
George WhitesidesCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$40K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$39K✗ No
Josh RileyNew York 19th DistrictAttacking$35K✗ No

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 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 63% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $654K lost).
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 $241K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $200K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $122K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.