Which super PACs did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) fund in 2024?

MAGA Inc. ($10M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($3.0M), Buckeye Values PAC ($400K), Heartland Resurgence ($250K).

Which candidates did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Kamala Harris (President, about $6.4M, won); for Donald Trump (President, about $1.5M, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $952K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)

Company

North Carolina

24 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) gave $19M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 85% ended up on the winning side ($14M won, $2.5M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$19M

97% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

85%

$14M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.5M

Not spent yet

$2.6M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A company giving straight from its treasury, which super PACs may accept. 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
MAGA Inc. $604K not spent yet	$10M	$8.8M / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $400K not spent yet	$4.5M	$2.3M / $1.8M
Senate Leadership Fund $603K not spent yet	$3.0M	$1.7M / $689K
Buckeye Values PAC $6K not spent yet	$400K	$394K / $0
Heartland Resurgence $48K not spent yet	$250K	$200K / $0
The Sentinel Action Fund $137K not spent yet	$200K	$61K / $2K
Protect Freedom Political Action Committee $81K not spent yet	$150K	$17K / $12K
Truth and Courage PAC $30K not spent yet	$100K	$70K / $0
Project Rescue America $2K not spent yet	$10K	$8K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$6.4M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$952K	✓ Yes
Joseph R Jr Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$855K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$601K	✓ Yes
Ronald Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$500K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$367K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$265K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$254K	✗ No
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Attacking	$246K	✓ Yes
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$234K	✓ Yes
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$215K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) gave $19M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 85% ended up on the winning side ($14M won, $2.5M lost).
Which super PACs did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) fund in 2024?: MAGA Inc. ($10M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($3.0M), Buckeye Values PAC ($400K), Heartland Resurgence ($250K).
Which candidates did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Kamala Harris (President, about $6.4M, won); for Donald Trump (President, about $1.5M, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $952K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.