Which super PACs did Marlene Ricketts fund in 2024?

Esafund ($9.8M), Big Red Leadership PAC ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), MAGA Inc. ($250K).

Which candidates did Marlene Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $2.2M, won); against Ruben Gallego (Arizona Senate, about $2.0M, lost); against Tony Vargas (Nebraska 2nd District, about $807K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Marlene Ricketts

Individual

Retired, Ricketts family (TD Ameritrade) · Nebraska

10 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Marlene Ricketts gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 65% ended up on the winning side ($4.9M won, $2.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$13M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

65%

$4.9M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.7M

Not spent yet

$5.0M

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
Esafund $4.7M not spent yet	$9.8M	$2.6M / $2.3M
Big Red Leadership PAC $65K not spent yet	$1.5M	$1.4M / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $44K not spent yet	$500K	$257K / $196K
Senate Leadership Fund $101K not spent yet	$500K	$285K / $115K
MAGA Inc. $15K not spent yet	$250K	$220K / $0
More Jobs, Less Government	$100K	$92K / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$2.2M	✓ Yes
Ruben Gallego	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$2.0M	✗ No
Tony Vargas	Nebraska 2nd District	Attacking	$807K	✓ Yes
Don Bacon	Nebraska 2nd District	Supporting	$640K	✓ Yes
Deb Fischer	Nebraska Senate	Supporting	$438K	✓ Yes
Kari Lake	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$318K	✗ No
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$157K	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$121K	✓ Yes
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$110K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$100K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$61K	✗ No
Tiffany Smiley	Washington 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$50K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marlene Ricketts spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Marlene Ricketts gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 65% ended up on the winning side ($4.9M won, $2.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Marlene Ricketts fund in 2024?: Esafund ($9.8M), Big Red Leadership PAC ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), MAGA Inc. ($250K).
Which candidates did Marlene Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $2.2M, won); against Ruben Gallego (Arizona Senate, about $2.0M, lost); against Tony Vargas (Nebraska 2nd District, about $807K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.