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Samuel Butler

Cycle

Tracked direct giving

$67,775

Connections

29

The Money Trail

How money flowed from Samuel Butler

$16K
15 transactions across 11 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

Samuel Butler directed $4K to DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND across 4 contributions between May 2023 and March 2024.

May 2023 – Mar 2024individual

Samuel Butler directed $2K to DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC across 2 contributions.

Jan 2024individual

Samuel Butler directed $2K to PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES.

Jun 2024individual

Samuel Butler directed $1K to MIKE PENCE FOR PRESIDENT.

Aug 2023individual

Samuel Butler directed $1K to DSCC.

Jan 2024individual

Samuel Butler also gave to 6 other entities totaling $6K.

$16K tracked across 11 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Samuel Butler’s money ended up

Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this

$6K
modeled estimate
10 paths across 10 counterparties
$1Kmodeled estimateattributed to Kamala Harris
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$1Kmodeled estimateSamuel Butler→FORWARD BLUE→Kamala HarrismediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $250

$1Kmodeled estimateattributed to Garcia, Mike
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$1Kmodeled estimateSamuel Butler→GIFFORDS PAC→Garcia, MikemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $1K

$814modeled estimateattributed to Michael Lawler
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$814modeled estimateSamuel Butler→GIFFORDS PAC→Michael LawlermediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$655modeled estimateattributed to Donald J. Trump
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$655modeled estimateSamuel Butler→GIFFORDS PAC→Donald J. TrumpmediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$529modeled estimateattributed to Juan Ciscomani
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$529modeled estimateSamuel Butler→GIFFORDS PAC→Juan CiscomanimediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$448modeled estimateattributed to Don Bacon
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$448modeled estimateSamuel Butler→GIFFORDS PAC→Don BaconmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$308modeled estimateattributed to Tom Barrett
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$308modeled estimateSamuel Butler→GIFFORDS PAC→Tom BarrettmediumOppose24A

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$236modeled estimateattributed to David McCormick
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$236modeled estimateSamuel Butler→GIFFORDS PAC→David McCormickmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

Plus 2 additional chains totaling $331.

$6K attributed (modeled estimate) across 10 paths·Up to 1 hop deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this
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Donations Given and Outside Spending

Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.

RecipientAmountDateCycle
PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES$1,500Jun 28, 20242024
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC$1,000Jan 21, 20242024
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC$1,000Jan 21, 20242024
ACTBLUE$1,000Jan 21, 20242024
ACTBLUE$1,000Jan 21, 20242024
GIFFORDS PAC$1,000Sep 26, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$1,000Aug 31, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$1,000Jun 23, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$1,000Mar 27, 20242024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$1,000May 19, 20232024
DSCC$1,000Jan 29, 20242024
Senate Majority PAC$1,000Mar 28, 20242024
TEAM KENNEDY$1,000Jul 16, 20242024
SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND EARMARKS$1,000Aug 26, 20242024
MIKE PENCE FOR PRESIDENT$1,000Aug 21, 20232024
MIKE PENCE FOR PRESIDENT$1,000Sep 27, 20232024
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND$1,000Jul 20, 20242024
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA$1,000Jul 20, 20242024
GIFFORDS PAC$1,000Mar 20, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Jan 27, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 26, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 24, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 12, 20232024
MARCH ON PAC$500Jan 31, 20242024
MARCH ON PAC$500Sep 17, 20232024
MARCH ON PAC$500Aug 27, 20232024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$500Jul 25, 20222022
ACTBLUE$500Aug 29, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Aug 26, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 4, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 7, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 21, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 22, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 27, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Sep 29, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Oct 31, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Jan 30, 20242024
ACTBLUE$500Jul 20, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Jul 21, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Jul 27, 20232024
ACTBLUE$500Aug 24, 20232024
MARK KELLY FOR SENATE$500Jan 27, 20232024
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT$500Sep 22, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$500Jun 30, 20232024
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND$500Jul 13, 20232024
MIKE PENCE FOR PRESIDENT$500Sep 11, 20232024
MIKE PENCE FOR PRESIDENT$500Jun 29, 20232024
MIKE PENCE FOR PRESIDENT$500Aug 8, 20232024
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT$500Jul 21, 20232024
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT$500Jul 20, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Donated toSENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND EARMARKSDonated $1,000 to SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDSource
Donated toWESTERMAN FOR CONGRESSDonated $500 to WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toTHE LONG RUN PACDonated $250 to THE LONG RUN PACSource
Donated toMIKE PENCE FOR PRESIDENTDonated $5,735 to MIKE PENCE FOR PRESIDENTSource
Donated toMARCH ON PACDonated $6,500 to MARCH ON PACSource
Donated toBENNET FOR COLORADODonated $250 to BENNET FOR COLORADOSource
Donated toPLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESDonated $1,500 to PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSource
Donated toDSCCDonated $1,000 to DSCCSource
Donated toDEBBIE FOR FLORIDADonated $250 to DEBBIE FOR FLORIDASource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC VICTORY PACDonated $2,000 to DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC, INC.Source
Donated toFRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONDonated $500 to FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONSource
Donated toSTOP REPUBLICANSDonated $400 to STOP REPUBLICANSSource
Donated toGIFFORDS PACDonated $2,600 to GIFFORDS PACSource
Donated toFORWARD BLUEDonated $1,250 to FORWARD BLUESource
Donated toPROGRESSIVE TAKEOVERDonated $400 to PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVERSource
Donated toSenate Majority PACDonated $1,000 to SMPSource
Donated toBob Casey For Senate Inc.Donated $250 to BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INCSource
Donated toMIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANADonated $1,000 to MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANASource
Donated toJEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSDonated $500 to JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toJOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUNDDonated $1,000 to JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUNDSource
Donated toMARK KELLY FOR SENATEDonated $1,500 to MARK KELLY FOR SENATESource
Donated toFRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHYDonated $250 to FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHYSource
Donated toHARRIS FOR PRESIDENTDonated $7,500 to HARRIS FOR PRESIDENTSource
Donated toTHE PEOPLE UNITED PACDonated $250 to THE PEOPLE UNITED PACSource
Donated toDEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDDonated $5,000 to DCCCSource
Donated toTEAM KENNEDYDonated $1,000 to TEAM KENNEDYSource
Donated toWESTERMAN VICTORY FUNDDonated $500 to WESTERMAN VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toRON RESPONSE PACDonated $250 to RON RESPONSE PACSource
Donated toACTBLUEDonated $22,400 to ACTBLUESource