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August Busch III

Individual

Retired, Retired · Missouri

14 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

August Busch III gave $852K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 55% were on the winning side ($342K won, $282K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$852K

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

55%

$624K scored (73% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$282K

Not allocated or result unknown

$228K

$217K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $11K 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
Texans for a Conservative Majority

$23K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$260K
$237K / $0
Senate Leadership Fund

$62K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$160K
$55K / $43K
Georgia Action Fund

$37K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$0 / $63K
Club for Growth Action

$10K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$39K / $40K
Our American Century

$28K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$0 / $72K
Restoration PAC

$18K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$75K
$0 / $57K
NRSC

$37K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$57K
$12K / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates August Busch III's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by August Busch III's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mary HegarTexas SenateAttacking$237K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$109K✗ No
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$88K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresidentSupporting$31K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$18K✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$12K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$10K✗ No
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$10K✓ Yes
Wendy R. DavisTexas 21st DistrictAttacking$9K✓ Yes
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$7K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$6K✗ No
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$6K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did August Busch III spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
August Busch III gave $852K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 55% were on the winning side ($342K won, $282K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did August Busch III fund in 2020?
Texans for a Conservative Majority ($260K), Senate Leadership Fund ($160K), Georgia Action Fund ($100K), Club for Growth Action ($100K), Our American Century ($100K).
Which candidates did August Busch III's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $237K, won); against Joe Biden (President, about $109K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $88K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.