Donor
Smartwash Solutions LLC
Company / nonprofitCalifornia
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Smartwash Solutions LLC gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 45% ended up on the winning side ($569K won, $688K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
45%
$569K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$688K
Not spent yet
$243K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques 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 cheque 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
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $201K not spent yet | $1.0M | $569K / $230K | |
| Maryland's Future $42K not spent yet | $500K | $0 / $458K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Smartwash Solutions LLC's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Smartwash Solutions LLC's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Alsobrooks | Maryland Senate | Attacking | $452K | ✗ No |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $241K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $200K | ✓ Yes |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $122K | ✗ No |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Attacking | $87K | ✓ Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $85K | ✗ No |
| Bernard F. Moreno | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Dan Osborn | Nebraska Senate | Attacking | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Jacky S. Rosen | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✗ No |
| Sam Brown | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $11K | ✗ No |
| Larry Hogan | Maryland Senate | Supporting | $6K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Smartwash Solutions LLC spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Smartwash Solutions LLC gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 45% ended up on the winning side ($569K won, $688K lost).
- Which super PACs did Smartwash Solutions LLC fund in 2024?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Maryland's Future ($500K).
- Which candidates did Smartwash Solutions LLC's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland Senate, about $452K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $241K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $200K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.