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 $43K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Bruce Bartlett

Individual

Retired, Deltak Manufacturing · California

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

Winner

Bruce Bartlett gave $3.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 88% ended up on the winning side ($3.0M won, $396K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.7M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

88%

$3.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$396K

Not spent yet

$331K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 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	Won / lost
Majority PAC $263K not spent yet	$2.4M	$1.8M / $383K
Conservatives for Effective Government $51K not spent yet	$1.2M	$1.2M / $0
Americans for Prosperity Action $7K not spent yet	$50K	$21K / $12K
NRCC	$900	$261 / $639
DSCC $236 not spent yet	$400	$100 / $64
DCCC $3 not spent yet	$10	$4 / $3

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.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$1.6M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Charles Goodrich	Indiana 5th District (primary)	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Supporting	$34K	✗ No
Ken Calvert	California 41st District	Supporting	$34K	✓ Yes
Will Rollins	California 41st District	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
George Whitesides	California 27th District	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Supporting	$34K	✗ No
Matt Gunderson	California 49th District	Supporting	$33K	✗ No
Mike Levin	California 49th District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Supporting	$32K	✗ 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 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 88% ended up on the winning side ($3.0M won, $396K lost).
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 $43K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.