Which super PACs did Club for Growth Action fund in 2022?

Conservative Outsider PAC ($5.1M), USA Freedom Fund ($2.5M), Crypto Freedom PAC ($1.3M), Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($485K).

Which candidates did Club for Growth Action's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Rodney L Davis (Illinois 15th District, about $2.0M, unknown); against Michael Gibbons (Ohio Senate, about $941K, unknown); against Kevin Hayslett (Florida 13th District, about $795K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Club for Growth Action

Another PAC

16 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Club for Growth Action gave $9.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 75% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 31% were on the winning side ($841K won, $1.9M lost). $5.8M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$9.4M

75% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

31%

$2.7M scored (29% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.9M

Not allocated or result unknown

$6.7M

$902K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $5.8M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Conservative Outsider PAC $192K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.1M	$0 / $1.1M
USA Freedom Fund $154K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$243K / $626K
Crypto Freedom PAC $467K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$475K / $60K
Protect Freedom Political Action Committee $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$485K	$123K / $83K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Club for Growth Action's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Club for Growth Action's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Rodney L Davis	Illinois 15th District (primary)	Attacking	$2.0M	Unknown
Michael Gibbons	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$941K	Unknown
Kevin Hayslett	Florida 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$795K	Unknown
Patrick Lloyd Mccrory	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$778K	Unknown
Katie Britt	Alabama Senate (primary)	Attacking	$584K	✗ No
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$480K	✗ No
Evan McMullin	Utah Senate	Attacking	$439K	✓ Yes
Katie Britt	Alabama Senate	Attacking	$320K	✗ No
Jim Lamon	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$259K	Unknown
Joshua a. Mandel	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$257K	Unknown
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$254K	Unknown
Andy Ogles	Tennessee 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$243K	✓ Yes

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Club for Growth Action spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Club for Growth Action gave $9.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 75% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 31% were on the winning side ($841K won, $1.9M lost). $5.8M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Club for Growth Action fund in 2022?: Conservative Outsider PAC ($5.1M), USA Freedom Fund ($2.5M), Crypto Freedom PAC ($1.3M), Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($485K).
Which candidates did Club for Growth Action's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Rodney L Davis (Illinois 15th District, about $2.0M, unknown); against Michael Gibbons (Ohio Senate, about $941K, unknown); against Kevin Hayslett (Florida 13th District, about $795K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.