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Kenneth Langone

Individual

Chairman, Invemed · New York

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

Mixed results

Kenneth Langone gave $1.6M 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, 64% were on the winning side ($497K won, $278K lost). $522K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

64%

$775K scored (47% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$278K

Not allocated or result unknown

$875K

$352K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $522K 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
Senate Leadership Fund

$303K not allocated to tracked outside spending

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

$48K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$600K
$0 / $31K
Secure Nys PAC

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$0 / $47K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Kenneth Langone's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Kenneth Langone's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Nikki HaleyPresident (primary)Supporting$354KUnknown
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$210K✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$174K✓ Yes
Ron DesantisPresident (primary)Attacking$165KUnknown
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$107K✗ No
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$76K✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$74K✗ No
Thomas R. SuozziNew York 3rd DistrictAttacking$47K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$31K✗ No
Bernard F. MorenoOhio SenateSupporting$23K✓ Yes
Dan OsbornNebraska SenateAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Jacky S. RosenNevada SenateAttacking$10K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kenneth Langone spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Kenneth Langone gave $1.6M 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, 64% were on the winning side ($497K won, $278K lost). $522K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Kenneth Langone fund in 2024?
Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), SFA Fund ($600K), Secure Nys PAC ($50K).
Which candidates did Kenneth Langone's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Nikki Haley (President, about $354K, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $210K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $174K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.