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Kenneth Duda

Individual

Chief Technology Officer, Arista · California

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

Backed winners

Kenneth Duda gave $1.1M 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, 96% were on the winning side ($100K won, $4K lost). $58 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

96%

$104K scored (9% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.0M

$1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $58 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
Ab PAC

$919K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$81K / $0
DCCC

$46K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$62K
$12K / $4K
DSCC

$42K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$7K / $698

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Kenneth Duda's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Kenneth Duda's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateAttacking$79K✓ Yes
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateSupporting$4K✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateAttacking$2K✓ Yes
Blake MastersArizona SenateAttacking$2K✓ Yes
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$848✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$779✓ Yes
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$773✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateAttacking$669✗ No
April BeckerNevada 3rd DistrictAttacking$608✓ Yes
Lisa SchellerPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$603✓ Yes
Madison Gesiotto GilbertOhio 13th DistrictAttacking$544✓ Yes
Cassy GarciaTexas 28th DistrictAttacking$525✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kenneth Duda spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Kenneth Duda gave $1.1M 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, 96% were on the winning side ($100K won, $4K lost). $58 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Kenneth Duda fund in 2022?
Ab PAC ($1.0M), DCCC ($62K), DSCC ($50K).
Which candidates did Kenneth Duda's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $79K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $4K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $2K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.