Which super PACs did Richard Colburn fund in 2024?

Senate Leadership Fund ($800K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), Committed to America PAC ($300K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($250K), NRSC ($42K).

Which candidates did Richard Colburn's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $193K, won); for Michael Pence (President, about $173K, unknown); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $160K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Richard Colburn

Individual

Vice President, Payroll & Insurance Group Inc. · Illinois

38 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Richard Colburn gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 63% ended up on the winning side ($642K won, $369K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

63%

$642K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$369K

Not spent yet

$681K

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 $161K not spent yet	$800K	$455K / $184K
Congressional Leadership Fund $27K not spent yet	$300K	$154K / $118K
Committed to America PAC $127K not spent yet	$300K	$0 / $0
Wfw Action Fund Inc $51K not spent yet	$250K	$32K / $59K
NRSC $33K not spent yet	$42K	$47 / $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?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$193K	✓ Yes
Michael Pence	President (primary)	Supporting	$173K	Unknown
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$160K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$102K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$70K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$68K	✗ No
Christina Bohannan	Iowa 1st District	Attacking	$35K	✓ Yes
Wendy Davis	Indiana 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$30K	Unknown
Catherine Templeton	South Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$28K	Unknown
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
Mazi Pilip	New York 3rd District	Supporting	$18K	Unknown
Marlin A. Stutzman	Indiana 3rd District (primary)	Attacking	$17K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Richard Colburn spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Richard Colburn gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 63% ended up on the winning side ($642K won, $369K lost).
Which super PACs did Richard Colburn fund in 2024?: Senate Leadership Fund ($800K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), Committed to America PAC ($300K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($250K), NRSC ($42K).
Which candidates did Richard Colburn's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $193K, won); for Michael Pence (President, about $173K, unknown); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $160K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.