Which super PACs did Richard Colburn fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($400K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), NRSC ($37K).

Which candidates did Richard Colburn's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $67K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $65K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $55K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Richard Colburn

Individual

Vice President-Executive, Payroll & Insurance Group Inc. · Illinois

4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Richard Colburn gave $737K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($248K won, $370K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$737K

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

40%

$248K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$370K

Not spent yet

$119K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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
Senate Leadership Fund $57K not spent yet	$400K	$143K / $200K
Congressional Leadership Fund $34K not spent yet	$300K	$101K / $161K
NRSC $24K not spent yet	$37K	$3K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$67K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$65K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$55K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$45K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$37K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$37K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$13K	✗ No
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$12K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$10K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$9K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Richard Colburn spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Richard Colburn gave $737K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($248K won, $370K lost).
Which super PACs did Richard Colburn fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($400K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), NRSC ($37K).
Which candidates did Richard Colburn's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $67K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $65K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $55K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.