Which super PACs did Defend America PAC fund in 2022?

Alabama Christian Conservatives ($3.0M), Secure Our Freedom Action Fund ($200K).

Which candidates did Defend America PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Katie Britt (Alabama Senate, about $791K, won); against Michael Durant (Alabama Senate, about $209K, unknown); for Katie Britt (Alabama Senate, about $131K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Defend America PAC

Another PAC

Alabama

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

Backed winners

Defend America PAC gave $3.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% 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, 94% were on the winning side ($922K won, $63K lost). $346K had no matched result and is excluded.

$3.2M

Gave to outside spenders

95% of it helped Republicans

94%

Winning share of scored dollars

$985K scored (31% of gifts)

$63K

Spent on the losing side

$2.2M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $346K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Alabama Christian Conservatives $1.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M		$897K / $0
Secure Our Freedom Action Fund $62K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K		$25K / $63K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Defend America PAC's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Defend America PAC's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Katie Britt	Alabama Senate (primary)	Supporting	$791K	✓ Yes
Michael Durant	Alabama Senate (primary)	Attacking	$209K	Unknown
Katie Britt	Alabama Senate	Supporting	$131K	✓ Yes
Eric Schmitt	Missouri Senate (primary)	Attacking	$63K	✗ No
Mo Brooks	Alabama Senate	Attacking	$52K	Unknown
Vicky Hartzler	Missouri Senate (primary)	Supporting	$51K	Unknown
Mo Brooks	Alabama Senate (primary)	Attacking	$34K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Defend America PAC spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Defend America PAC gave $3.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% 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, 94% were on the winning side ($922K won, $63K lost). $346K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Defend America PAC fund in 2022?: Alabama Christian Conservatives ($3.0M), Secure Our Freedom Action Fund ($200K).
Which candidates did Defend America PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Katie Britt (Alabama Senate, about $791K, won); against Michael Durant (Alabama Senate, about $209K, unknown); for Katie Britt (Alabama Senate, about $131K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.