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Paul Butler

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Tracked direct giving

$112,725

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The Money Trail

How money flowed from Paul Butler

$83K
15 transactions across 11 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

Paul Butler directed $40K to DSCC across 4 contributions between October 2018 and October 2024.

Oct 2018 – Oct 2024individual

Paul Butler directed $10K to DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL.

Jul 2024individual

Paul Butler directed $7K to PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT PAC across 2 contributions between August 2024 and October 2024.

Aug 2024 – Oct 2024individual

Paul Butler directed $3K to GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA.

Aug 2024individual

Paul Butler directed $3K to ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGON.

Jul 2024individual

Paul Butler also gave to 6 other entities totaling $20K.

$83K tracked across 11 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Paul 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
19 paths across 18 counterparties
$599modeled estimateattributed to Tim Sheehy
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$599modeled estimatePaul Butler→DSCC→Tim SheehymediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $20K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$595modeled estimateattributed to Garcia, Mike
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$595modeled estimatePaul Butler→GIFFORDS PAC→Garcia, MikemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

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

$577modeled estimateattributed to Susan Wild
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$577modeled estimatePaul Butler→PRO PAC→Susan WildmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$577modeled estimateattributed to Matt Cartwright
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$577modeled estimatePaul Butler→PRO PAC→Matt CartwrightmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$450modeled estimateattributed to Kari Lake
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$450modeled estimatePaul Butler→DSCC→Kari LakemediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $20K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$407modeled estimateattributed to Michael Lawler
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$407modeled estimatePaul Butler→GIFFORDS PAC→Michael LawlermediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

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

$398modeled estimateattributed to Kamala Harris
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$398modeled estimatePaul Butler→PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT PAC→Kamala HarrismediumSupport24E

smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$328modeled estimateattributed to Donald J. Trump
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$328modeled estimatePaul Butler→GIFFORDS PAC→Donald J. TrumpmediumOpposemultiple

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

Plus 10 additional chains totaling $2K.

$6K attributed (modeled estimate) across 19 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
DSCC$20,000Sep 27, 20242024
DSCC$10,000Oct 18, 20202020
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL$10,000Jul 19, 20242024
DSCC$5,000Oct 14, 20242024
DSCC$5,000Oct 19, 20182018
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT PAC$3,375Oct 6, 20242024
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT PAC$3,375Aug 17, 20242024
GEORGE WHITESIDES FOR CONGRESS$3,300Jun 26, 20242024
MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA$3,300Oct 13, 20242024
MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA$3,300Jul 24, 20242024
ROSEN FOR NEVADA$3,300Aug 31, 20242024
KAPTUR FOR CONGRESS$3,300Jul 24, 20242024
Mary Sattler Peltola$3,300Jul 24, 20242024
FRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYES$3,300Jul 24, 20242024
TITUS FOR CONGRESS$3,300Jul 24, 20242024
GABE VASQUEZ FOR CONGRESS$3,300Jul 24, 20242024
PAT RYAN FOR CONGRESS$3,300Jul 24, 20242024
VICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESS$3,300Jul 24, 20242024
PRO PAC$3,300Aug 31, 20242024
ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGON$3,300Jul 24, 20242024
GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA$3,300Aug 31, 20242024
DSCC$2,500Oct 30, 20182018
DSCC$2,500Nov 6, 20182018
PRO PAC$1,650Aug 31, 20242024
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT PAC$1,625Oct 3, 20242024
GIFFORDS PAC$1,000Aug 15, 20242024
LCV VICTORY FUND$500Oct 26, 20162016