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Sam Rawlings Walton

Individual

Owner, Restoration Works LLC · California

1 reported gift; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Sam Rawlings Walton gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($447 won, $1.1M lost). $86 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

0%

$1.1M scored (88% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$152K

$152K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $86 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
Republican Accountability PAC

$152K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.3M
$447 / $1.1M

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Sam Rawlings Walton's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Sam Rawlings Walton's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$600K✗ No
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$504K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$42K✗ No
Kamala HarrisPresidentAttacking$447✓ Yes
Nikki HaleyPresident (primary)Supporting$86Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Sam Rawlings Walton spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Sam Rawlings Walton gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($447 won, $1.1M lost). $86 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Sam Rawlings Walton fund in 2024?
Republican Accountability PAC ($1.3M).
Which candidates did Sam Rawlings Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Donald Trump (President, about $600K, lost); for Kamala Harris (President, about $504K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $42K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.