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 $806K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Marlene Ricketts

Individual

Retired, Ricketts family (TD Ameritrade) · Nebraska

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

Mixed results

Marlene Ricketts gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 64% were on the winning side ($4.7M won, $2.6M lost). $227K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$13M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

64%

$7.3M scored (58% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$5.3M

$5.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $227K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Esafund $4.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$9.8M	$2.6M / $2.3M
Big Red Leadership PAC $66K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$1.4M / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $56K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$247K / $191K
Senate Leadership Fund $151K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$248K / $100K
MAGA Inc. $47K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$31K / $0
More Jobs, Less Government $7K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$86K / $7K

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	$806K	✓ Yes
Deb Fischer	Nebraska Senate	Supporting	$437K	✓ Yes
Don Bacon	Nebraska 2nd District	Supporting	$331K	✓ Yes
Kari Lake	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$317K	✗ No
Don Bacon	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$308K	✓ Yes
Joseph R Jr Biden	President	Attacking	$148K	Unknown
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$105K	✓ Yes
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$93K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$53K	✗ No

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 64% were on the winning side ($4.7M won, $2.6M lost). $227K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $806K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.