Which super PACs did Joseph Kaempfer Jr. fund in 2024?

The Lincoln Project ($715K), Ab PAC ($400K), Standing Strong PAC ($275K), Democracy 2025 ($250K), Votevets ($185K).

Which candidates did Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Donald Trump (President, about $452K, lost); against Steve Garvey (California Senate, about $270K, lost); for Kamala Harris (President, about $161K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Joseph Kaempfer Jr.

Individual

Chairman, Mcarthurglen Group · Virginia

25 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Joseph Kaempfer Jr. gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 12% ended up on the winning side ($125K won, $951K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

12%

$125K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$951K

Not spent yet

$914K

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
The Lincoln Project $480K not spent yet	$715K	$0 / $228K
Ab PAC $154K not spent yet	$400K	$0 / $246K
Standing Strong PAC	$275K	$5K / $270K
Democracy 2025 $117K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $133K
Votevets $74K not spent yet	$185K	$65K / $32K
DSCC $43K not spent yet	$73K	$18K / $12K
House Majority PAC $10K not spent yet	$50K	$21K / $18K
DCCC $12K not spent yet	$41K	$16K / $12K
Giffords PAC	$1K	$163 / $837

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$452K	✗ No
Steve Garvey	California Senate (primary)	Attacking	$270K	✗ No
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$161K	✗ No
Ruben Gallego	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$24K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Daniel Helmer	Virginia 10th District (primary)	Supporting	$11K	Unknown
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
Joseph Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$7K	Unknown
Alison H. Esposito	New York 18th District	Attacking	$7K	✓ Yes
Dave McCormick	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$7K	✗ No
Tim Sheehy	Montana Senate	Attacking	$7K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Joseph Kaempfer Jr. spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Joseph Kaempfer Jr. gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 12% ended up on the winning side ($125K won, $951K lost).
Which super PACs did Joseph Kaempfer Jr. fund in 2024?: The Lincoln Project ($715K), Ab PAC ($400K), Standing Strong PAC ($275K), Democracy 2025 ($250K), Votevets ($185K).
Which candidates did Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Donald Trump (President, about $452K, lost); against Steve Garvey (California Senate, about $270K, lost); for Kamala Harris (President, about $161K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.