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Occidental Petroleum Corp

Company / nonprofit

Texas

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

Backed winners

Occidental Petroleum Corp gave $6.0M 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, 66% were on the winning side ($3.0M won, $1.6M lost). $22K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

66%

$4.5M scored (76% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.5M

$1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $22K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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

$1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$4.0M
$2.0M / $802K
Congressional Leadership Fund

$225K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.0M
$990K / $764K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Occidental Petroleum Corp's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Occidental Petroleum Corp's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$842K✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$698K✓ Yes
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$427K✗ No
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$305K✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$295K✗ No
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$93K✗ No
Bernard F. MorenoOhio SenateSupporting$92K✓ Yes
Mondaire L. JonesNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$89K✓ Yes
Curtis HertelMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$82K✓ Yes
Susan WildPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$77K✓ Yes
George WhitesidesCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$75K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$73K✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Occidental Petroleum Corp spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Occidental Petroleum Corp gave $6.0M 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, 66% were on the winning side ($3.0M won, $1.6M lost). $22K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Occidental Petroleum Corp fund in 2024?
Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M).
Which candidates did Occidental Petroleum Corp's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $842K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $698K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $427K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.