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Joseph Kaempfer Jr.

Individual

Real Estate, Mcarthur Glen Group · Virginia

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

Backed winners

Joseph Kaempfer Jr. gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 78% were on the winning side ($709K won, $204K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.

$1.9M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Democrats

78%

Winning share of scored dollars

$912K scored (48% of gifts)

$204K

Spent on the losing side

$982K

Not allocated or result unknown

$975K 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
House Majority PAC

$204K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$615K / $175K
The Lincoln Project

$388K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$400K
$3K / $8K
Ab PAC

$253K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$275K
$22K / $0
DSCC

$61K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$73K
$11K / $1K
Shield PAC

$15K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$33K / $2K
Senate Majority PAC

$26K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$18K / $6K
DCCC

$27K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$37K
$7K / $2K
Save America Fund

$588 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$0 / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mark RobertsonNevada 1st DistrictAttacking$30K✓ Yes
Cassy GarciaTexas 28th DistrictAttacking$27K✓ Yes
Yesli I. VegaVirginia 7th DistrictAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Karoline LeavittNew Hampshire 1st DistrictAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Jeremy ShafferPennsylvania 17th DistrictAttacking$25K✓ Yes
Lisa SchellerPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$25K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$25K✓ Yes
David G. ValadaoCalifornia 22nd DistrictAttacking$24K✗ No
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateAttacking$24K✓ Yes
Tyler KistnerMinnesota 2nd DistrictAttacking$24K✓ Yes
Bruce PoliquinMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$22K✓ Yes
Frank T. PallotaNew Jersey 5th DistrictAttacking$22K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Joseph Kaempfer Jr. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Joseph Kaempfer Jr. gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 78% were on the winning side ($709K won, $204K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Joseph Kaempfer Jr. fund in 2022?
House Majority PAC ($1.0M), The Lincoln Project ($400K), Ab PAC ($275K), DSCC ($73K), Shield PAC ($50K).
Which candidates did Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Mark Robertson (Nevada 1st District, about $30K, won); against Cassy Garcia (Texas 28th District, about $27K, won); against Yesli I. Vega (Virginia 7th District, about $26K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.