Which super PACs did Koch Industries fund in 2020?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($8.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($750K), Keep Kansas Great PAC ($450K), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($50K).

Which candidates did Koch Industries's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $1.9M, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $1.3M, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $811K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Koch Industries

Company

Kansas

19 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Koch Industries gave $11M 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, 60% were on the winning side ($5.3M won, $3.5M lost). $211K had no matched result and is excluded.

$11M

Gave to outside spenders

99% of it helped Republicans

60%

Winning share of scored dollars

$8.9M scored (79% of gifts)

$3.5M

Spent on the losing side

$2.4M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $211K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company giving straight from its treasury, which super PACs may accept. 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	Won / lost
Americans for Prosperity Action $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.0M	$3.9M / $2.9M
Senate Leadership Fund $781K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$682K / $536K
Congressional Leadership Fund $107K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750K	$501K / $93K
Keep Kansas Great PAC $69K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$450K	$252K / $0
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $22K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$16K / $12K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$1.9M	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$811K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$562K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Supporting	$471K	✓ Yes
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Supporting	$409K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Supporting	$404K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$401K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$156K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$111K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$107K	✗ No
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$92K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Koch Industries spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Koch Industries gave $11M 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, 60% were on the winning side ($5.3M won, $3.5M lost). $211K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Koch Industries fund in 2020?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($8.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($750K), Keep Kansas Great PAC ($450K), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($50K).
Which candidates did Koch Industries's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $1.9M, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $1.3M, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $811K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.