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Restoration Action

Company / nonprofit

Illinois

5 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Restoration Action gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 1% were on the winning side ($10K won, $938K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

1%

$947K scored (82% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$938K

Not allocated or result unknown

$208K

$208K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
American Principles Project PAC

$206K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$10K / $934K
Restoration PAC

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$0 / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Restoration Action's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Restoration Action's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$622K✗ No
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$124K✗ No
Raphael WarnockGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$88K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Supporting$63K✗ No
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$30K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateSupporting$6K✗ No
Wendy R. DavisTexas 21st DistrictAttacking$5K✓ Yes
Chip RoyTexas 21st DistrictSupporting$5K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentSupporting$4K✗ No
Gary PetersMichigan Senate (primary)Attacking$244✗ No
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Attacking$43✗ No
Mark R. WarnerVirginia Senate (primary)Attacking$20✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Restoration Action spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Restoration Action gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 1% were on the winning side ($10K won, $938K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Restoration Action fund in 2020?
American Principles Project PAC ($1.1M), Restoration PAC ($5K).
Which candidates did Restoration Action's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Joe Biden (President, about $622K, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $124K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $88K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.