Donor
Valero Services Inc.
Company / nonprofitTexas
14 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Valero Services Inc. gave $4.0M 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, 64% ended up on the winning side ($2.2M won, $1.2M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$4.0M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
64%
$2.2M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$1.2M
Not spent yet
$591K
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 $402K not spent yet | $2.0M | $1.1M / $459K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $178K not spent yet | $2.0M | $1.0M / $784K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Valero Services Inc.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Valero Services Inc.'s share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $482K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $400K | ✓ Yes |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $245K | ✗ No |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Attacking | $175K | ✓ Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $169K | ✗ No |
| Derek Tran | California 45th District | Attacking | $96K | ✗ No |
| Mondaire L. Jones | New York 17th District | Attacking | $91K | ✓ Yes |
| Curtis Hertel | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $84K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $79K | ✓ Yes |
| George Whitesides | California 27th District | Attacking | $76K | ✗ No |
| Don Davis | North Carolina 1st District | Attacking | $75K | ✗ No |
| Will Rollins | California 41st District | Attacking | $69K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Valero Services Inc. spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Valero Services Inc. gave $4.0M 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, 64% ended up on the winning side ($2.2M won, $1.2M lost).
- Which super PACs did Valero Services Inc. fund in 2024?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M).
- Which candidates did Valero Services Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $482K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $400K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $245K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.