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Miriam Adelson

Individual

Physician, Las Vegas Sands · Nevada

15 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Miriam Adelson gave $138M 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, 95% were on the winning side ($121M won, $7.0M lost). $245K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$138M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

95%

$128M scored (93% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$7.0M

Not allocated or result unknown

$9.9M

$9.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $245K 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
Preserve America PAC

$2.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$106M
$104M / $0
Senate Leadership Fund

$4.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$15M
$7.5M / $3.0M
Congressional Leadership Fund

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10M
$4.9M / $3.8M
Rjc Victory Fund

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5.0M
$3.7M / $63K
Truth and Courage PAC

$640K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.0M
$1.4M / $0
Win It Back PAC

$32K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$61K / $145K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Miriam Adelson's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Miriam Adelson's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentAttacking$107M✓ Yes
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$3.2M✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$2.7M✓ Yes
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$1.6M✗ No
Colin AllredTexas SenateAttacking$1.2M✓ Yes
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$1.1M✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$1.1M✗ No
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$465K✗ No
Yadira CaraveoColorado 8th DistrictAttacking$465K✓ Yes
Mondaire L. JonesNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$443K✓ Yes
Curtis HertelMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$408K✓ Yes
Amish ShahArizona 1st DistrictAttacking$400K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Miriam Adelson spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Miriam Adelson gave $138M 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, 95% were on the winning side ($121M won, $7.0M lost). $245K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Miriam Adelson fund in 2024?
Preserve America PAC ($106M), Senate Leadership Fund ($15M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), Rjc Victory Fund ($5.0M), Truth and Courage PAC ($2.0M).
Which candidates did Miriam Adelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Kamala Harris (President, about $107M, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $3.2M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.7M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.