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Paul Samuelson

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Tracked direct giving

$296,900

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The Money Trail

How money flowed from Paul Samuelson

$209K
15 transactions across 7 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

Paul Samuelson directed $86K to OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND across 7 contributions between December 2015 and January 2024.

Dec 2015 – Jan 2024individual

Paul Samuelson directed $71K to DSCC across 2 contributions between June 2019 and March 2020.

Jun 2019 – Mar 2020individual

Paul Samuelson directed $20K to NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY across 2 contributions between April 2023 and August 2024.

Apr 2023 – Aug 2024individual

Paul Samuelson directed $10K to JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND.

Sep 2024individual

Paul Samuelson directed $10K to GALLEGO VICTORY FUND.

Sep 2024individual

Paul Samuelson also gave to 2 other entities totaling $12K.

$209K tracked across 7 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Paul Samuelson’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

$69K
modeled estimate
5 paths across 4 counterparties
$63Kmodeled estimateattributed to FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN
2024 cycle2 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $3K

smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$3Kmodeled estimateattributed to GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$2Kmodeled estimateattributed to Joseph Biden JR
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$2Kmodeled estimatePaul Samuelson→PRIORITIES USA ACTION→Joseph Biden JRmediumSupportmultiple

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$924modeled estimateattributed to Kamala Harris
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$924modeled estimatePaul Samuelson→PRIORITIES USA ACTION→Kamala HarrismediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$69K attributed (modeled estimate) across 5 paths·Up to 2 hops 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
DSCC$35,500Mar 4, 20202020
DSCC$35,500Jun 13, 20192020
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$20,800Jan 17, 20232024
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$15,000Apr 7, 20212022
NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY$10,000Apr 17, 20232024
NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY$10,000Aug 29, 20242024
GALLEGO VICTORY FUND$10,000Sep 16, 20242024
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$10,000Jun 23, 20222022
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$10,000Jan 2, 20242024
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$10,000Dec 30, 20152016
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$10,000Apr 12, 20182018
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$10,000Feb 21, 20172018
JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND$10,000Sep 22, 20242024
DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PAC CONDUIT COMMITTEE$7,000Jul 30, 20252026
FAIR SHOT PAC$5,000Jun 30, 20252026
AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC$5,000Jan 26, 20262026
AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC$5,000Jan 17, 20252026
PRIORITIES USA ACTION$5,000Mar 20, 20232024
DSCC$5,000Dec 28, 20172018
FRONTLINE USA PAC$5,000Sep 20, 20242024
LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$3,500Mar 10, 20252026
LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$3,500Mar 6, 20252026
MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA$3,300Mar 31, 20232024
KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA$3,300Jun 15, 20232024
ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN$3,300Apr 12, 20232024
GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA$3,300Mar 6, 20242024
GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA$3,300Mar 6, 20242024
FRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYES$3,300Aug 14, 20242024
RO FOR CONGRESS INC$3,300Feb 20, 20232024
TITUS FOR CONGRESS$3,300Mar 31, 20232024
WILEY NICKEL FOR CONGRESS$3,300Mar 31, 20232024
PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESS$3,300Mar 31, 20232024
ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN$3,300Sep 30, 20232024
VICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESS$3,300Aug 1, 20242024
FRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYES$3,300Mar 31, 20232024
SCHIFF FOR SENATE$3,300Nov 7, 20232024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$3,300Aug 14, 20242024
KAPTUR FOR CONGRESS$3,300Aug 1, 20242024
ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGON$3,300Mar 31, 20232024