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 $2.1M, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $1.4M, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $971K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Koch Industries

Company

Kansas

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

Mixed

Koch Industries gave $11M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 60% ended up on the winning side ($6.0M won, $3.9M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$11M

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

60%

$6.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.9M

Not spent yet

$1.3M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques 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 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
Americans for Prosperity Action $508K not spent yet	$8.0M	$4.3M / $3.2M
Senate Leadership Fund $566K not spent yet	$2.0M	$803K / $631K
Congressional Leadership Fund $82K not spent yet	$750K	$523K / $97K
Keep Kansas Great PAC $69K not spent yet	$450K	$381K / $0
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $22K not spent yet	$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	$2.1M	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$971K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$633K	✓ Yes
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Supporting	$544K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Supporting	$526K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Supporting	$445K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$429K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$180K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$126K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$118K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$97K	✓ 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 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 60% ended up on the winning side ($6.0M won, $3.9M lost).
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 $2.1M, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $1.4M, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $971K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.