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Charles Schwab

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Chairman and Founder, Charles Schwab Corporation · Florida

22 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Charles Schwab gave $7.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 66% ended up on the winning side ($3.9M won, $2.0M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$7.4M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

66%

$3.9M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.0M

Not spent yet

$1.4M

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Leadership Fund

$1.0M not spent yet

$5.0M
$2.8M / $1.1M
Congressional Leadership Fund

$178K not spent yet

$2.0M
$1.0M / $786K
Wfw Action Fund Inc

$53K not spent yet

$260K
$34K / $61K
NRSC

$66K not spent yet

$83K
$93 / $17K
NRCC$41K
$12K / $29K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Charles Schwab's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Charles Schwab's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$1.2M✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$999K✓ Yes
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$621K✗ No
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$436K✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$423K✗ No
Bernard F. MorenoOhio SenateSupporting$131K✓ Yes
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$96K✗ No
Mondaire L. JonesNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$91K✓ Yes
Curtis HertelMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$86K✓ Yes
Susan WildPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$81K✓ Yes
George WhitesidesCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$79K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$76K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Charles Schwab spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Charles Schwab gave $7.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 66% ended up on the winning side ($3.9M won, $2.0M lost).
Which super PACs did Charles Schwab fund in 2024?
Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($260K), NRSC ($83K), NRCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Charles Schwab's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.2M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $999K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $621K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.