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Sooner State Leadership Fund

Company / nonprofit

Oklahoma

3 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Sooner State Leadership Fund gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 88% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $1.1M lost). $339K had no matched result and is excluded.

$1.6M

Gave to outside spenders

88% of it helped Democrats

0%

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.1M scored (72% of gifts)

$1.1M

Spent on the losing side

$441K

Not allocated or result unknown

$102K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $339K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Fund for a Working Congress

$102K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.6M
$0 / $1.1M

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Sooner State Leadership Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Sooner State Leadership Fund's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Josh BrecheenOklahoma 2nd DistrictAttacking$970K✗ No
Avery FrixOklahoma 2nd DistrictSupporting$149KUnknown
Josh BrecheenOklahoma 2nd District (primary)Attacking$138K✗ No
Jake EvansGeorgia 6th DistrictAttacking$84KUnknown
John BennettOklahoma 2nd District (primary)Attacking$38KUnknown
Jake EvansGeorgia 6th District (primary)Attacking$23KUnknown
Michael GibbonsOhio Senate (primary)Attacking$17KUnknown
Joshua a. MandelOhio Senate (primary)Attacking$17KUnknown
Scott PruittOklahoma SenateAttacking$13KUnknown

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Sooner State Leadership Fund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Sooner State Leadership Fund gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 88% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $1.1M lost). $339K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Sooner State Leadership Fund fund in 2022?
Fund for a Working Congress ($1.6M).
Which candidates did Sooner State Leadership Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Josh Brecheen (Oklahoma 2nd District, about $970K, lost); for Avery Frix (Oklahoma 2nd District, about $149K, unknown); against Josh Brecheen (Oklahoma 2nd District, about $138K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.