Which candidates did Strong Leaders Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Robert Good (Virginia 5th District, about $353K, unknown); for John J. McGuire III (Virginia 5th District, about $218K, won); for Derrick M. Anderson (Virginia 7th District, about $205K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Strong Leaders Fund

Another PAC

Virginia

2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Strong Leaders Fund gave $1.3M 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, 68% were on the winning side ($428K won, $198K lost). $357K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

68%

$626K scored (47% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$198K

Not allocated or result unknown

$694K

$337K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $357K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
American Patriots PAC $337K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M		$428K / $198K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Robert Good	Virginia 5th District (primary)	Attacking	$353K	Unknown
John J. McGuire III	Virginia 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$218K	✓ Yes
Derrick M. Anderson	Virginia 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$205K	✓ Yes
Eugene S. Vindman	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$198K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$5K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$4K	Unknown

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Strong Leaders Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Strong Leaders Fund gave $1.3M 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, 68% were on the winning side ($428K won, $198K lost). $357K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Strong Leaders Fund fund in 2024?: American Patriots PAC ($1.3M).
Which candidates did Strong Leaders Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Robert Good (Virginia 5th District, about $353K, unknown); for John J. McGuire III (Virginia 5th District, about $218K, won); for Derrick M. Anderson (Virginia 7th District, about $205K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.