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John Addison

Individual

Non-Executive Chairman, Primerica Distribution · Texas

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

John Addison gave $5.5M 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 ($644K won, $0 lost). $3.4M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$644K scored (12% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$0

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.9M

$1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3.4M 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.

$944K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5.0M
$621K / $0
Turnout for America

$477K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$23K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates John Addison's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by John Addison's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joseph R Jr BidenPresidentAttacking$3.0MUnknown
Donald TrumpPresidentSupporting$528K✓ Yes
Ronald DesantisPresident (primary)Attacking$216KUnknown
Joseph R Jr BidenPresident (primary)Attacking$114KUnknown
Nikki HaleyPresident (primary)Attacking$106KUnknown
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Supporting$104K✓ Yes
Ron DesantisPresident (primary)Attacking$33KUnknown
Kamala HarrisPresidentAttacking$12K✓ Yes
Chris ChristiePresident (primary)Attacking$985Unknown
Robert F Jr. KennedyPresident (primary)Attacking$67Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Addison spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
John Addison gave $5.5M 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 ($644K won, $0 lost). $3.4M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Addison fund in 2024?
MAGA Inc. ($5.0M), Turnout for America ($500K).
Which candidates did John Addison's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $3.0M, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $528K, won); against Ronald Desantis (President, about $216K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.