Donor
Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc
Company / nonprofitAlabama
2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc gave $3.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% 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, 57% were on the winning side ($325K won, $242K lost). $1.5M had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$3.5M
98% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
57%
$567K scored (16% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$242K
Not allocated or result unknown
$2.9M
$1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.5M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama's Future $1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $3.0M | $151K / $0 | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $83K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $500K | $174K / $242K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Brooks | Alabama Senate (primary) | Attacking | $1.5M | Unknown |
| Katie Britt | Alabama Senate (primary) | Supporting | $151K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $81K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $76K | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $64K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $55K | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $44K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $43K | ✗ No |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Supporting | $16K | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $15K | ✗ No |
| Maggie Hassan | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✗ No |
| Kelly C. Tshibaka | Alaska Senate | Attacking | $10K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc gave $3.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% 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, 57% were on the winning side ($325K won, $242K lost). $1.5M had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc fund in 2022?
- Alabama's Future ($3.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K).
- Which candidates did Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mo Brooks (Alabama Senate, about $1.5M, unknown); for Katie Britt (Alabama Senate, about $151K, won); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $81K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.