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James Liautaud

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

4 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

James Liautaud gave $3.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 97% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $43K lost). $721K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.6M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

97%

$1.3M scored (35% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$43K

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.3M

$1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $721K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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
The Sentinel Action Fund

$1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.5M
$455K / $11K
America PAC

$347K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$587K / $32K
MAGA Inc.

$189K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$124K / $0
Truth and Courage PAC

$32K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$68K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates James Liautaud's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by James Liautaud's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joseph R Jr BidenPresidentAttacking$593KUnknown
Donald TrumpPresidentSupporting$527K✓ Yes
Kamala HarrisPresidentAttacking$265K✓ Yes
Bernard F. MorenoOhio SenateSupporting$121K✓ Yes
Tim SheehyMontana SenateSupporting$81K✓ Yes
Colin AllredTexas SenateAttacking$58K✓ Yes
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$48K✓ Yes
Ronald DesantisPresident (primary)Attacking$43KUnknown
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$34KUnknown
Dave McCormickPennsylvania SenateSupporting$33K✓ Yes
Joseph R Jr BidenPresident (primary)Attacking$23KUnknown
Nikki HaleyPresident (primary)Attacking$21KUnknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Liautaud spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
James Liautaud gave $3.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 97% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $43K lost). $721K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did James Liautaud fund in 2024?
The Sentinel Action Fund ($1.5M), America PAC ($1.0M), MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), Truth and Courage PAC ($100K).
Which candidates did James Liautaud's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $593K, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $527K, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $265K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.