Donor
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Company / nonprofitTexas
4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
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
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / 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
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $842K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $698K | ✓ Yes |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $427K | ✗ No |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Attacking | $305K | ✓ Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $295K | ✗ No |
| Derek Tran | California 45th District | Attacking | $93K | ✗ No |
| Bernard F. Moreno | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $92K | ✓ Yes |
| Mondaire L. Jones | New York 17th District | Attacking | $89K | ✓ Yes |
| Curtis Hertel | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $82K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $77K | ✓ Yes |
| George Whitesides | California 27th District | Attacking | $75K | ✗ No |
| Don Davis | North Carolina 1st District | Attacking | $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.