Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2024?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($4.5M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.0M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($250K), More Jobs, Less Government ($250K).

Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.2M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $978K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $619K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Craig Duchossois

Individual

Chairman & CEO, The Duchossois Group · Illinois

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

Mixed

Craig Duchossois gave $12M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 64% ended up on the winning side ($6.1M won, $3.4M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$12M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

64%

$6.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.4M

Not spent yet

$2.3M

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
Congressional Leadership Fund $400K not spent yet	$4.5M	$2.3M / $1.8M
Senate Leadership Fund $905K not spent yet	$4.5M	$2.6M / $1.0M
Americans for Prosperity Action $270K not spent yet	$2.0M	$856K / $499K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $51K not spent yet	$250K	$32K / $59K
More Jobs, Less Government	$250K	$231K / $19K
Duty First Nevada PAC $123K not spent yet	$250K	$127K / $0
NRSC $66K not spent yet	$83K	$93 / $17K
John Bolton PAC $22K not spent yet	$30K	$0 / $8K

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?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$978K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$619K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$594K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$444K	✗ No
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$367K	Unknown
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$262K	✓ Yes
Sam Brown	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$234K	✗ No
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$215K	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$205K	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$191K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$181K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Craig Duchossois spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Craig Duchossois gave $12M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 64% ended up on the winning side ($6.1M won, $3.4M lost).
Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2024?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($4.5M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.0M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($250K), More Jobs, Less Government ($250K).
Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.2M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $978K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $619K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.