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Bruce Bartlett

Individual

Retired, Deltak Manufacturing · California

30 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Bruce Bartlett gave $3.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 88% were on the winning side ($2.8M won, $377K lost). $52K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.7M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

88%

$3.2M scored (85% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$377K

Not allocated or result unknown

$541K

$489K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $52K 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
Majority PAC

$363K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.4M
$1.7M / $365K
Conservatives for Effective Government

$117K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.2M
$1.1M / $0
Americans for Prosperity Action

$8K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$18K / $12K
NRCC

$720 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$900
$52 / $128
DSCC

$338 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$400
$38 / $24
DCCC

$8 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10
$1 / $1

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Bruce Bartlett's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Bruce Bartlett's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentAttacking$1.6M✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentSupporting$1.1M✓ Yes
Charles GoodrichIndiana 5th District (primary)Attacking$40KUnknown
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictSupporting$33K✗ No
Ken CalvertCalifornia 41st DistrictSupporting$33K✓ Yes
Will RollinsCalifornia 41st DistrictAttacking$33K✓ Yes
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$33K✗ No
George WhitesidesCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$32K✗ No
Mike GarciaCalifornia 27th DistrictSupporting$32K✗ No
Matt GundersonCalifornia 49th DistrictSupporting$32K✗ No
Mike LevinCalifornia 49th DistrictAttacking$32K✗ No
Scott BaughCalifornia 47th DistrictSupporting$30K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Bruce Bartlett spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Bruce Bartlett gave $3.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 88% were on the winning side ($2.8M won, $377K lost). $52K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Bruce Bartlett fund in 2024?
Majority PAC ($2.4M), Conservatives for Effective Government ($1.2M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($50K), NRCC ($900), DSCC ($400).
Which candidates did Bruce Bartlett's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Kamala Harris (President, about $1.6M, won); for Donald Trump (President, about $1.1M, won); against Charles Goodrich (Indiana 5th District, about $40K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.