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Samuel Walton

Individual

President, Restoration Works, LLC · Colorado

13 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Samuel Walton gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 51% were on the winning side ($800K won, $782K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

51%

$1.6M scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$782K

Not allocated or result unknown

$844K

$836K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $8K 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
Lcv Victory Fund

$542K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.8M
$598K / $603K
Fair Share Action

$104K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$143K / $2K
Nextgen Climate Action Committee

$156K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$39K / $5K
House Majority PAC

$17K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$125K
$20K / $88K
Independent Alaska

$16K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$0 / $84K
DCCC

$48 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$65
$3 / $14

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Samuel Walton's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Samuel Walton's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$295K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$286K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$121K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$107K✗ No
Dan SullivanAlaska SenateAttacking$77K✗ No
John W. HickenlooperColorado SenateSupporting$68K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateSupporting$55K✗ No
Lindsey GrahamSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$43K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$43K✓ Yes
Al GrossAlaska SenateSupporting$34K✗ No
Steve BullockMontana SenateSupporting$32K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$25K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Samuel Walton spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Samuel Walton gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 51% were on the winning side ($800K won, $782K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Samuel Walton fund in 2020?
Lcv Victory Fund ($1.8M), Fair Share Action ($250K), Nextgen Climate Action Committee ($200K), House Majority PAC ($125K), Independent Alaska ($100K).
Which candidates did Samuel Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $295K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $286K, won); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $121K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.