Donor
Foster Freiss
IndividualOwner, Friess Associates · Wyoming
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Foster Freiss gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 85% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 89% ended up on the winning side ($987K won, $119K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.8M
85% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
89%
$987K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$119K
Not spent yet
$694K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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 $349K not spent yet | $1.8M | $987K / $119K |
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 | $201K | ✓ Yes |
| Lynda Bennett | North Carolina 11th District (primary) | Supporting | $191K | Unknown |
| Wendy R. Davis | Texas 21st District | Attacking | $156K | ✓ Yes |
| Xochitl Torres Small | New Mexico 2nd District | Attacking | $130K | ✓ Yes |
| Mary Miller | Illinois 15th District (primary) | Supporting | $110K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Tiffany | Wisconsin 7th District | Supporting | $76K | ✓ Yes |
| Madison Cawthorn | North Carolina 11th District | Attacking | $73K | ✗ No |
| Kathleen Williams | Montana at-large House seat | Attacking | $65K | ✓ Yes |
| Joan Perry | North Carolina 3rd District | Attacking | $56K | Unknown |
| Claire Chase | New Mexico 2nd District (primary) | Attacking | $53K | ✓ Yes |
| Katherine Dubeau Landing | South Carolina 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $39K | Unknown |
| Hiral Tipirneni | Arizona 6th District | Attacking | $30K | ✓ Yes |
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 85% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 89% ended up on the winning side ($987K won, $119K lost).
- 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 $201K, won); for Lynda Bennett (North Carolina 11th District, about $191K, unknown); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $156K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.