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Marjorie Buckley

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

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

Mixed results

Marjorie Buckley gave $10M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% 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, 62% were on the winning side ($4.4M won, $2.7M lost). $439K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$10M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

62%

$7.1M scored (71% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.7M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.9M

$2.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $439K 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

$1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5.0M
$2.5M / $1.0M
Congressional Leadership Fund

$393K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3.5M
$1.7M / $1.3M
Conservatives for American Excellence Inc.

$331K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$163K / $278K
Tell It Like It Is PAC

$221K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$0 / $105K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Marjorie Buckley's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marjorie Buckley's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$1.1M✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$872K✓ Yes
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$534K✗ No
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$381K✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$369K✗ No
Christopher ChristiePresident (primary)Supporting$174KUnknown
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$163K✗ No
Mondaire L. JonesNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$155K✓ Yes
Curtis HertelMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$143K✓ Yes
Susan WildPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$135K✓ Yes
George WhitesidesCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$130K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$128K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marjorie Buckley spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Marjorie Buckley gave $10M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% 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, 62% were on the winning side ($4.4M won, $2.7M lost). $439K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Marjorie Buckley fund in 2024?
Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.5M), Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. ($1.0M), Tell It Like It Is PAC ($500K).
Which candidates did Marjorie Buckley's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.1M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $872K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $534K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.