Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2024?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), The Sentinel Action Fund ($250K), NRSC ($70K), Turning Point PAC ($25K).

Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $129K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $101K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $69K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Charles Johnson

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

313 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Charles Johnson gave $1.9M 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, 63% ended up on the winning side ($890K won, $529K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

63%

$890K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$529K

Not spent yet

$452K

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 $89K not spent yet	$1.0M	$514K / $392K
Senate Leadership Fund $101K not spent yet	$500K	$285K / $115K
The Sentinel Action Fund $171K not spent yet	$250K	$77K / $2K
NRSC $55K not spent yet	$70K	$78 / $14K
Turning Point PAC $17K not spent yet	$25K	$8K / $0
Restoration PAC $5K not spent yet	$10K	$4K / $1K
DSCC $5K not spent yet	$8K	$2K / $1K
DCCC $1K not spent yet	$3K	$1K / $976
End Citizens United $878 not spent yet	$1K	$37 / $251
Future Forward (FF PAC) $111 not spent yet	$1K	$0 / $888
Progressive Turnout Project $531 not spent yet	$617	$0 / $86
NRCC	$595	$172 / $423
Equality PAC $161 not spent yet	$555	$224 / $131
Retired Americans PAC	$535	$129 / $406
The Lincoln Project $121 not spent yet	$180	$0 / $57

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$129K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$101K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$69K	✗ No
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$47K	✓ Yes
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$42K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
George Whitesides	California 27th District	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$37K	✗ No
Will Rollins	California 41st District	Attacking	$35K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Charles Johnson spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Charles Johnson gave $1.9M 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, 63% ended up on the winning side ($890K won, $529K lost).
Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2024?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), The Sentinel Action Fund ($250K), NRSC ($70K), Turning Point PAC ($25K).
Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $129K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $101K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $69K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.