Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.8M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($250K), Carolina Senate Fund ($35K).

Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $694K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $659K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $539K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Craig Duchossois

Individual

Executive, The Duchossois Group · Illinois

18 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Craig Duchossois gave $8.6M 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, 43% ended up on the winning side ($3.1M won, $4.2M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.6M

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

43%

$3.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4.2M

Not spent yet

$1.3M

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 $568K not spent yet	$4.0M	$1.4M / $2.0M
Congressional Leadership Fund $310K not spent yet	$2.8M	$924K / $1.5M
Americans for Prosperity Action $174K not spent yet	$1.5M	$681K / $630K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $180K not spent yet	$250K	$45K / $24K
Carolina Senate Fund $5K not spent yet	$35K	$0 / $23K
Florida First Project $5K not spent yet	$25K	$9K / $11K
NRSC $9K not spent yet	$14K	$1K / $4K
House Majority PAC $2K not spent yet	$10K	$6K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$694K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$659K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$539K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$454K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$394K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$370K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$358K	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$199K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$191K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$186K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$129K	✗ No
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$117K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Craig Duchossois spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Craig Duchossois gave $8.6M 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, 43% ended up on the winning side ($3.1M won, $4.2M lost).
Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.8M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($250K), Carolina Senate Fund ($35K).
Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $694K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $659K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $539K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.