Donor
Clarence Werner
IndividualRetired, Retired · Nebraska
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Clarence Werner gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($801K won, $598K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
57%
$801K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$598K
Not spent yet
$102K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity Action $95K not spent yet | $1.5M | $801K / $598K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Clarence Werner's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Clarence Werner's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $393K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $263K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $104K | ✗ No |
| John Cornyn | Texas Senate | Supporting | $99K | ✓ Yes |
| Roger Marshall | Kansas Senate | Supporting | $84K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Daines | Montana Senate | Supporting | $83K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $76K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $35K | ✓ Yes |
| Cory Gardner | Colorado Senate | Supporting | $23K | ✗ No |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $22K | ✗ No |
| Nick J. Freitas | Virginia 7th District | Supporting | $15K | ✗ No |
| Scott Perry | Pennsylvania 10th District | Supporting | $12K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Clarence Werner spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Clarence Werner gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($801K won, $598K lost).
- Which super PACs did Clarence Werner fund in 2020?
- Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M).
- Which candidates did Clarence Werner's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $393K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $263K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $104K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.