Which super PACs did Congressional Leadership Fund fund in 2020?

Esafund ($900K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($632K), Rjc Victory Fund ($500K), The Governing Majority Fund ($33K), Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($20K).

Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $205K, lost); for Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $174K, lost); for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $95K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Congressional Leadership Fund

Another PAC

12 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Congressional Leadership Fund gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 36% ended up on the winning side ($551K won, $1000K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

94% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

36%

$551K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1000K

Not spent yet

$539K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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	Won / lost
Esafund $307K not spent yet	$900K	$114K / $479K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $156K not spent yet	$632K	$275K / $160K
Rjc Victory Fund $34K not spent yet	$500K	$109K / $357K
The Governing Majority Fund	$33K	$32K / $1K
Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.	$20K	$20K / $715
Club for Growth Action $116 not spent yet	$5K	$2K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$205K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$174K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$95K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$84K	✓ Yes
Greg Murphy	North Carolina 3rd District	Attacking	$81K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$79K	✗ No
Nancy S. Goroff	New York 1st District	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$54K	✗ No
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$54K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate (primary)	Supporting	$51K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$49K	✗ No
Abby Finkenauer	Iowa 1st District	Attacking	$44K	✓ Yes

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Congressional Leadership Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Congressional Leadership Fund gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 36% ended up on the winning side ($551K won, $1000K lost).
Which super PACs did Congressional Leadership Fund fund in 2020?: Esafund ($900K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($632K), Rjc Victory Fund ($500K), The Governing Majority Fund ($33K), Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($20K).
Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $205K, lost); for Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $174K, lost); for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $95K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.