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 $122K, lost); for Ruben Gallego (Arizona Senate, about $37K, won); against Dave McCormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $27K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Barbara Karplus

Individual

Tax Practitioner, Self-Employed · California

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

Mixed

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 through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 43% ended up on the winning side ($262K won, $345K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

43%

$262K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$345K

Not spent yet

$624K

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
Lcv Victory Fund $534K not spent yet	$1.1M	$225K / $301K
Nebraska Railroaders for Public Safety $56K not spent yet	$80K	$0 / $23K
House Majority PAC $10K not spent yet	$50K	$21K / $18K
314 Action Fund $6K not spent yet	$20K	$13K / $2K
With Honor Fund II, Inc. $3K not spent yet	$5K	$2K / $0
Votevets $2K not spent yet	$5K	$2K / $871
DSCC $236 not spent yet	$400	$100 / $64

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.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$122K	✗ No
Ruben Gallego	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$37K	✓ Yes
Dave McCormick	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$27K	✗ No
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$24K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$21K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Supporting	$20K	✗ No
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$19K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$16K	✓ Yes
Jacky S. Rosen	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes
Laura A. Gillen	New York 4th District	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes
Kevin Coughlin	Ohio 13th District	Attacking	$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 through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 43% ended up on the winning side ($262K won, $345K lost).
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 $122K, lost); for Ruben Gallego (Arizona Senate, about $37K, won); against Dave McCormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $27K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.