Which super PACs did Gerald Lemole Sr. fund in 2022?

American Leadership Action ($1.5M).

Which candidates did Gerald Lemole Sr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.0M, lost); against Dave Mccormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $274K, unknown); against Kathy Barnette (Pennsylvania Senate, about $50K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Gerald Lemole Sr.

Individual

Retired, Retired · Virginia

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

Backed losers

Gerald Lemole Sr. gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 2% were on the winning side ($17K won, $1.0M lost). $324K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.0M scored (68% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.0M

Not allocated or result unknown

$490K

$166K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $324K 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

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
American Leadership Action $166K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M		$17K / $1.0M

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Gerald Lemole Sr.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Gerald Lemole Sr.'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$274K	Unknown
Kathy Barnette	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$50K	Unknown
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$20K	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$17K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Gerald Lemole Sr. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Gerald Lemole Sr. gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 2% were on the winning side ($17K won, $1.0M lost). $324K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Gerald Lemole Sr. fund in 2022?: American Leadership Action ($1.5M).
Which candidates did Gerald Lemole Sr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.0M, lost); against Dave Mccormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $274K, unknown); against Kathy Barnette (Pennsylvania Senate, about $50K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.