Donor
Walter Buckley Jr.
IndividualRetired, Retired · Florida
3 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Walter Buckley Jr. gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 62% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $478K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.0M
62% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
0%
$0 of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$478K
Not spent yet
$1.5M
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tell It Like It Is PAC $735K not spent yet | $2.0M | $0 / $478K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Walter Buckley Jr.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Walter Buckley Jr.'s share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Christie | President (primary) | Supporting | $787K | Unknown |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $478K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Walter Buckley Jr. spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Walter Buckley Jr. gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 62% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $478K lost).
- Which super PACs did Walter Buckley Jr. fund in 2024?
- Tell It Like It Is PAC ($2.0M).
- Which candidates did Walter Buckley Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Christopher Christie (President, about $787K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $478K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.