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Walter Buckley Jr.

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

3 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Walter Buckley Jr. gave $2.0M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $421K lost). $695K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

0%

$421K scored (21% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$421K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.6M

$884K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $695K 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
Tell It Like It Is PAC

$884K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.0M
$0 / $421K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Walter Buckley Jr.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Walter Buckley Jr.'s share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Christopher ChristiePresident (primary)Supporting$695KUnknown
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$421K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Walter Buckley Jr. spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Walter Buckley Jr. gave $2.0M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $421K lost). $695K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Walter Buckley Jr. fund in 2024?
Tell It Like It Is PAC ($2.0M).
Which candidates did Walter Buckley Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Christopher Christie (President, about $695K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $421K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.