Donor
National Right to Life Committee
Company / nonprofitVirginia
13 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
National Right to Life Committee 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, 18% ended up on the winning side ($259K won, $1.2M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
18%
$259K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$1.2M
Not spent yet
$97K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Right to Life Victory Fund $97K not spent yet | $1.5M | $259K / $1.2M |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates National Right to Life Committee's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by National Right to Life Committee's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $815K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $113K | ✗ No |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $95K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $85K | ✓ Yes |
| Cory Gardner | Colorado Senate | Supporting | $37K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $35K | ✗ No |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $35K | ✗ No |
| Jason Lewis | Minnesota Senate | Supporting | $32K | ✗ No |
| Michelle Fischbach | Minnesota 7th District (primary) | Supporting | $27K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| Dan Sullivan | Alaska Senate | Supporting | $17K | ✓ Yes |
| Don Young | Alaska at-large House seat | Supporting | $17K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did National Right to Life Committee spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- National Right to Life Committee 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, 18% ended up on the winning side ($259K won, $1.2M lost).
- Which super PACs did National Right to Life Committee fund in 2020?
- National Right to Life Victory Fund ($1.5M).
- Which candidates did National Right to Life Committee's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Donald Trump (President, about $815K, lost); for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $113K, lost); for Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $95K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.