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Barbara Karplus

Individual

Tax Practitioner, Self-Employed · California

12 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Barbara Karplus gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 43% were on the winning side ($238K won, $322K lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

43%

$560K scored (45% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$322K

Not allocated or result unknown

$671K

$659K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $12K 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
Lcv Victory Fund

$571K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$209K / $280K
Nebraska Railroaders for Public Safety

$56K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$80K
$0 / $23K
House Majority PAC

$12K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$20K / $17K
314 Action Fund

$12K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$20K
$7K / $818
With Honor Fund II, Inc.

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$2K / $0
Votevets

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$933 / $491
DSCC

$338 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$400
$38 / $24

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Barbara Karplus's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Barbara Karplus's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$114K✗ No
Dave McCormickPennsylvania SenateAttacking$25K✗ No
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateSupporting$22K✗ No
Dan OsbornNebraska SenateSupporting$20K✗ No
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateSupporting$20K✗ No
Ruben GallegoArizona Senate (primary)Supporting$20K✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateSupporting$18K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$15K✗ No
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateSupporting$15K✓ Yes
Ruben GallegoArizona SenateSupporting$15K✓ Yes
Jacky S. RosenNevada SenateSupporting$12K✓ Yes
Laura A. GillenNew York 4th DistrictSupporting$12K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Barbara Karplus spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Barbara Karplus gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 43% were on the winning side ($238K won, $322K lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Barbara Karplus fund in 2024?
Lcv Victory Fund ($1.1M), Nebraska Railroaders for Public Safety ($80K), House Majority PAC ($50K), 314 Action Fund ($20K), With Honor Fund II, Inc. ($5K).
Which candidates did Barbara Karplus's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $114K, lost); against Dave McCormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $25K, lost); for Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $22K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.