Donor
James Liautaud
IndividualRetired, Retired · Florida
4 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
James Liautaud gave $3.6M 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, 97% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $43K lost). $721K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$3.6M
100% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
97%
$1.3M scored (35% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$43K
Not allocated or result unknown
$2.3M
$1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $721K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sentinel Action Fund $1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.5M | $455K / $11K | |
| America PAC $347K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $587K / $32K | |
| MAGA Inc. $189K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $124K / $0 | |
| Truth and Courage PAC $32K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $68K / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R Jr Biden | President | Attacking | $593K | Unknown |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $527K | ✓ Yes |
| Kamala Harris | President | Attacking | $265K | ✓ Yes |
| Bernard F. Moreno | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $121K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Sheehy | Montana Senate | Supporting | $81K | ✓ Yes |
| Colin Allred | Texas Senate | Attacking | $58K | ✓ Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $48K | ✓ Yes |
| Ronald Desantis | President (primary) | Attacking | $43K | Unknown |
| Joe Biden | President | Attacking | $34K | Unknown |
| Dave McCormick | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $33K | ✓ Yes |
| Joseph R Jr Biden | President (primary) | Attacking | $23K | Unknown |
| Nikki Haley | President (primary) | Attacking | $21K | Unknown |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did James Liautaud spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- James Liautaud gave $3.6M 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, 97% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $43K lost). $721K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did James Liautaud fund in 2024?
- The Sentinel Action Fund ($1.5M), America PAC ($1.0M), MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), Truth and Courage PAC ($100K).
- Which candidates did James Liautaud's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $593K, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $527K, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $265K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.