Which candidates did Foster Freiss's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Eugenio DePasquale (Pennsylvania 10th District, about $193K, won); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $150K, won); against Xochitl Torres Small (New Mexico 2nd District, about $125K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Foster Freiss

Individual

Owner, Friess Associates · Wyoming

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

Backed winners

Foster Freiss gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 89% 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, 89% were on the winning side ($898K won, $114K lost). $383K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

89% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

89%

$1.0M scored (56% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$114K

Not allocated or result unknown

$788K

$405K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $383K 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

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
House Freedom Action $405K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.8M		$898K / $114K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Foster Freiss's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Foster Freiss's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Eugenio DePasquale	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$193K	✓ Yes
Wendy R. Davis	Texas 21st District	Attacking	$150K	✓ Yes
Xochitl Torres Small	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$125K	✓ Yes
Lynda Bennett	North Carolina 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$108K	Unknown
Mary Miller	Illinois 15th District (primary)	Supporting	$105K	✓ Yes
Lynda Bennett	North Carolina 11th District	Supporting	$75K	Unknown
Tom Tiffany	Wisconsin 7th District	Supporting	$73K	✓ Yes
Madison Cawthorn	North Carolina 11th District	Attacking	$70K	✗ No
Kathleen Williams	Montana at-large House seat	Attacking	$63K	✓ Yes
Joan Perry	North Carolina 3rd District	Attacking	$54K	Unknown
Claire Chase	New Mexico 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$51K	Unknown
Katherine Dubeau Landing	South Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$37K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Foster Freiss spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Foster Freiss gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 89% 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, 89% were on the winning side ($898K won, $114K lost). $383K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Foster Freiss fund in 2020?: House Freedom Action ($1.8M).
Which candidates did Foster Freiss's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Eugenio DePasquale (Pennsylvania 10th District, about $193K, won); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $150K, won); against Xochitl Torres Small (New Mexico 2nd District, about $125K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.