Which super PACs did Congressional Leadership Fund fund in 2022?

Wfw Action Fund Inc ($1.5M), American Patriots PAC ($565K), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($497K).

Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Jane Timken (Ohio Senate, about $291K, unknown); against Joe Kent (Washington 3rd District, about $247K, lost); against Karoline Leavitt (New Hampshire 1st District, about $91K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Congressional Leadership Fund

Another PAC

12 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Congressional Leadership Fund gave $2.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 42% were on the winning side ($449K won, $628K lost). $770K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.5M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

42%

$1.1M scored (43% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$628K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.4M

$674K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $770K 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
Wfw Action Fund Inc $350K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$46K / $466K
American Patriots PAC $276K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$565K	$191K / $29K
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. $48K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$497K	$212K / $133K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Congressional Leadership Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Congressional Leadership Fund's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jane Timken	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$291K	Unknown
Joe Kent	Washington 3rd District (primary)	Attacking	$247K	✗ No
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Jaime Herrera Beutler	Washington 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$90K	Unknown
Frank J. Mrvan	Indiana 1st District	Attacking	$88K	✗ No
Katie Arrington	South Carolina 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$82K	Unknown
Brandon M. Williams	New York 22nd District	Supporting	$71K	✓ Yes
Kelly Cooper	Arizona 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$71K	✗ No
Craig Riedel	Ohio 9th District (primary)	Attacking	$69K	Unknown
Tanya Wheeless	Arizona 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$59K	Unknown
Brad Finstad	Minnesota 1st District	Supporting	$53K	✓ Yes
Loren Culp	Washington 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$45K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Congressional Leadership Fund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Congressional Leadership Fund gave $2.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 42% were on the winning side ($449K won, $628K lost). $770K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Congressional Leadership Fund fund in 2022?: Wfw Action Fund Inc ($1.5M), American Patriots PAC ($565K), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($497K).
Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Jane Timken (Ohio Senate, about $291K, unknown); against Joe Kent (Washington 3rd District, about $247K, lost); against Karoline Leavitt (New Hampshire 1st District, about $91K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.