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Carolyn Oliver

Individual

Physician, Patient Always First · Texas

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

Backed winners

Carolyn Oliver gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 80% were on the winning side ($502K won, $127K lost). $14K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

99% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

80%

$628K scored (47% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$127K

Not allocated or result unknown

$713K

$699K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $14K 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 Majority PAC

$368K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$700K
$247K / $79K
DSCC

$214K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$255K
$37K / $4K
Women Vote!

$21K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150K
$98K / $24K
Priorities USA Action

$48K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$51K / $475
House Majority PAC

$20K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$62K / $18K
DCCC

$27K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$37K
$7K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Carolyn Oliver's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Carolyn Oliver's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$91K✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateAttacking$78K✓ Yes
Blake MastersArizona SenateAttacking$62K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateAttacking$43K✗ No
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateSupporting$37K✓ Yes
Ted BuddNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$36K✗ No
Tiffany SmileyWashington SenateAttacking$34K✓ Yes
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$33K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateSupporting$21K✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateSupporting$18K✓ Yes
Haley StevensMichigan 11th District (primary)Supporting$12K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin Senate (primary)Attacking$10K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Carolyn Oliver spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Carolyn Oliver gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 80% were on the winning side ($502K won, $127K lost). $14K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Carolyn Oliver fund in 2022?
Senate Majority PAC ($700K), DSCC ($255K), Women Vote! ($150K), Priorities USA Action ($100K), House Majority PAC ($100K).
Which candidates did Carolyn Oliver's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $91K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $78K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $62K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.