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Walter Buckley Jr.

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

24 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Walter Buckley Jr. gave $7.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 49% were on the winning side ($2.6M won, $2.7M lost). $127K had no matched result and is excluded.

$7.1M

Gave to outside spenders

99% of it helped Republicans

49%

Winning share of scored dollars

$5.4M scored (76% of gifts)

$2.7M

Spent on the losing side

$1.7M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $127K 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
Senate Leadership Fund

$976K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.5M
$853K / $671K
Congressional Leadership Fund

$277K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.9M
$1.3M / $240K
America First Action

$235K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.9M
$0 / $1.7M
1820 PAC

$51K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$425K
$335K / $39K
Security Is Strength PAC

$16K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$175K
$150K / $9K
Better Future Mi Fund

$14K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$135K
$0 / $121K
Republican National Committee

$35K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$0 / $277
NRSC

$561 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$861
$178 / $122

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?
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$1.6M✗ No
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$441K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$303K✓ Yes
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$244K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$191K✗ No
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$187K✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$127K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$103K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine Senate (primary)Supporting$97K✓ Yes
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$81K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$77K✗ No
Anthony J. BrindisiNew York 22nd DistrictAttacking$76K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Walter Buckley Jr. spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Walter Buckley Jr. gave $7.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 49% were on the winning side ($2.6M won, $2.7M lost). $127K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Walter Buckley Jr. fund in 2020?
Senate Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.9M), America First Action ($1.9M), 1820 PAC ($425K), Security Is Strength PAC ($175K).
Which candidates did Walter Buckley Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Joe Biden (President, about $1.6M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $441K, lost); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $303K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.