Donor
Valero Services Inc.
Company / nonprofitTexas
9 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Valero Services Inc. gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.6M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$3.1M
99% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
40%
$1.1M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$1.6M
Not spent yet
$409K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Leadership Fund $240K not spent yet | $2.1M | $714K / $1.1M | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $139K not spent yet | $975K | $350K / $487K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Valero Services Inc.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Valero Services Inc.'s share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $162K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $154K | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $129K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $111K | ✓ Yes |
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Attacking | $90K | ✗ No |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $89K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $87K | ✗ No |
| Dina Titus | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $72K | ✗ No |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $67K | ✗ No |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | New York 17th District | Attacking | $62K | ✓ Yes |
| Katie Porter | California 47th District | Attacking | $56K | ✗ No |
| Adam Gray | California 13th District | Attacking | $55K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Valero Services Inc. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Valero Services Inc. gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.6M lost).
- Which super PACs did Valero Services Inc. fund in 2022?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.1M), Senate Leadership Fund ($975K).
- Which candidates did Valero Services Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $162K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $154K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $129K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.