Who funds Protect Freedom Political Action Committee?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2020 cycle were Jeff Yass ($8.6M), Chris Rufer ($450K), George Macricostas ($379K), Kenneth Garschina ($200K), Randall Van Wolfswinkel ($150K), out of $10M received from donors tracked here.

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Outside spender

Protect Freedom Political Action Committee

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Protect Freedom Political Action Committee spent $8.6M on independent expenditures 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, 38% were on the winning side ($2.3M won, $3.7M lost). $2.6M had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$8.6M

Winning share of scored dollars

38%

$6.0M scored (70% of spending); $2.6M unknown

On the losing side

$3.7M

Supporting vs attacking

62% / 38%

$5.3M for, $3.3M against

Google says Protect Freedom Political Action Committee also spent $188K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (2% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

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Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $10M to Protect Freedom Political Action Committee. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $13M.

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Jeff YassIndividual$8.6M (82%)
Chris RuferIndividual$450K (4%)
George MacricostasIndividual$379K (4%)
Kenneth GarschinaIndividual$200K (2%)
Randall Van WolfswinkelIndividual$150K (1%)
Gary HeavinIndividual$100K (1%)
Robert LuddyIndividual$50K (0%)
Robert GelfondIndividual$20K (0%)
Joshua MaloneIndividual$20K (0%)
Impala Asset Management, LLCCompany / nonprofit$15K (0%)

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Candidate	Race	Spending	Amount	Paid off?
Manny Sethi	Tennessee Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.5M	Unknown
Kay Granger	Texas 12th District (primary)	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
Madison Cawthorn	North Carolina 11th District	Supporting	$570K	✓ Yes
Eric Brakey	Maine 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$536K	Unknown
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$411K	✓ Yes
Kat Cammack	Florida 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$329K	✓ Yes
Matt Gurtler	Georgia 9th District (primary)	Supporting	$329K	Unknown
Nick J. Freitas	Virginia 7th District	Supporting	$264K	✗ No
Matt Rosendale	Montana at-large House seat	Supporting	$246K	✓ Yes
Matt Gurtler	Georgia 9th District	Supporting	$195K	Unknown

Questions people ask

How much did Protect Freedom Political Action Committee spend in 2020, and did it win?: Protect Freedom Political Action Committee spent $8.6M on independent expenditures 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, 38% were on the winning side ($2.3M won, $3.7M lost). $2.6M had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Protect Freedom Political Action Committee?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2020 cycle were Jeff Yass ($8.6M), Chris Rufer ($450K), George Macricostas ($379K), Kenneth Garschina ($200K), Randall Van Wolfswinkel ($150K), out of $10M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Protect Freedom Political Action Committee spend the most on in 2020?: for Manny Sethi (Tennessee Senate, $1.5M, unknown); against Kay Granger (Texas 12th District, $1.2M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, $1.0M, lost).