Donor
Senate Leadership Fund
Another PACDC
12 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Senate Leadership Fund gave $66M 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, 96% ended up on the winning side ($60M won, $2.5M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$66M
99% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
96%
$60M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$2.5M
Not spent yet
$3.2M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Crossroads $2.7M not spent yet | $63M | $60M / $0 | |
| Maryland's Future $168K not spent yet | $2.0M | $0 / $1.8M | |
| Fc PAC $391K not spent yet | $1.5M | $447K / $662K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Senate Leadership Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Senate Leadership Fund's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $31M | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Attacking | $20M | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $8.7M | ✓ Yes |
| Angela Alsobrooks | Maryland Senate | Attacking | $1.8M | ✗ No |
| Kamala Harris | President | Supporting | $540K | ✗ No |
| Kamala Harris | President | Attacking | $374K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $213K | ✓ Yes |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $122K | ✗ No |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $112K | ✓ Yes |
| Larry Hogan | Maryland Senate | Supporting | $24K | ✗ No |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Senate Leadership Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Senate Leadership Fund gave $66M 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, 96% ended up on the winning side ($60M won, $2.5M lost).
- Which super PACs did Senate Leadership Fund fund in 2024?
- American Crossroads ($63M), Maryland's Future ($2.0M), Fc PAC ($1.5M).
- Which candidates did Senate Leadership Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $31M, won); against Jon Tester (Montana Senate, about $20M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $8.7M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.