Donor
Nra Institute for Legislative Action
Company / nonprofitVirginia
10 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Nra Institute for Legislative Action gave $5.2M 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, 13% ended up on the winning side ($672K won, $4.5M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$5.2M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
13%
$672K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$4.5M
No result matched
$0
Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nra Victory Fund Inc | $5.2M | $672K / $4.5M |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Nra Institute for Legislative Action's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Nra Institute for Legislative Action's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Attacking | $3.1M | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $520K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $359K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $196K | ✓ Yes |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $136K | ✗ No |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $123K | ✗ No |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $80K | ✓ Yes |
| Mary Hegar | Texas Senate | Attacking | $76K | ✓ Yes |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $67K | ✗ No |
| Cory Gardner | Colorado Senate | Supporting | $67K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $64K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $51K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Nra Institute for Legislative Action spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Nra Institute for Legislative Action gave $5.2M 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, 13% ended up on the winning side ($672K won, $4.5M lost).
- Which super PACs did Nra Institute for Legislative Action fund in 2020?
- Nra Victory Fund Inc ($5.2M).
- Which candidates did Nra Institute for Legislative Action's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Joe Biden (President, about $3.1M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $520K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $359K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.