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Richard Colburn

Individual

Vice President, Payroll & Insurance Group Inc. · Illinois

38 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Richard Colburn gave $1.7M 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, 63% were on the winning side ($577K won, $334K lost). $277K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

63%

$911K scored (54% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$334K

Not allocated or result unknown

$781K

$505K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $277K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Leadership Fund

$242K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$800K
$398K / $160K
Congressional Leadership Fund

$34K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$300K
$148K / $115K
Committed to America PAC

$128K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$300K
$0 / $0
Wfw Action Fund Inc

$61K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$31K / $56K
NRSC

$39K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$42K
$16 / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Richard Colburn's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Richard Colburn's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Michael PencePresident (primary)Supporting$172KUnknown
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$168K✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$140K✓ Yes
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$87K✗ No
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$61K✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$59K✗ No
Christina BohannanIowa 1st DistrictAttacking$33K✓ Yes
Wendy DavisIndiana 3rd District (primary)Supporting$28KUnknown
Catherine TempletonSouth Carolina 1st District (primary)Supporting$26KUnknown
Bernard F. MorenoOhio SenateSupporting$18K✓ Yes
Mazi PilipNew York 3rd DistrictSupporting$17KUnknown
Marlin A. StutzmanIndiana 3rd District (primary)Attacking$16K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Richard Colburn spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Richard Colburn gave $1.7M 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, 63% were on the winning side ($577K won, $334K lost). $277K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Richard Colburn fund in 2024?
Senate Leadership Fund ($800K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), Committed to America PAC ($300K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($250K), NRSC ($42K).
Which candidates did Richard Colburn's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Michael Pence (President, about $172K, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $168K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $140K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.