Who funds Congressional Leadership Fund?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2024 cycle were American Action Network ($43M), Ken Griffin ($17M), Paul Singer ($16M), Timothy Mellon ($15M), Miriam Adelson ($10M), out of $238M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund spend the most on in 2024?

against Derek Tran (California 45th District, $11M, lost); against Mondaire L. Jones (New York 17th District, $11M, won); against Curtis Hertel (Michigan 7th District, $10.0M, won).

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Outside spender

Congressional Leadership Fund

House Republican leadership

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Mixed

Congressional Leadership Fund (House Republican leadership) spent $217M on independent expenditures 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, 56% were on the winning side ($121M won, $93M lost). $2.7M had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$217M

Winning share of scored dollars

56%

$214M scored (99% of spending); $2.7M unknown

On the losing side

$93M

Supporting vs attacking

7% / 93%

$16M for, $201M against

Google says Congressional Leadership Fund also spent $13M on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (6% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

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Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $238M to Congressional Leadership Fund. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $244M.

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American Action NetworkDark money$43M (18%)
Ken GriffinIndividual$17M (7%)
Paul SingerIndividual$16M (7%)
Timothy MellonIndividual$15M (6%)
Miriam AdelsonIndividual$10M (4%)
Jeff YassIndividual$10M (4%)
Timothy DunnIndividual$5.0M (2%)
Shirley RyanIndividual$4.5M (2%)
Patrick RyanIndividual$4.5M (2%)
RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)Company$4.5M (2%)

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Candidate	Race	Spending	Amount	Paid off?
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$11M	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$11M	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$10.0M	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$9.4M	✓ Yes
George Whitesides	California 27th District	Attacking	$9.1M	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$8.9M	✗ No
Will Rollins	California 41st District	Attacking	$8.2M	✓ Yes
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	Attacking	$8.0M	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$7.6M	✓ Yes
Rudy Salas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$7.2M	✓ Yes
Kirsten Engel	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$7.0M	✓ Yes
Matt Cartwright	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$7.0M	✓ Yes

Questions people ask

How much did Congressional Leadership Fund spend in 2024, and did it win?: Congressional Leadership Fund (House Republican leadership) spent $217M on independent expenditures 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, 56% were on the winning side ($121M won, $93M lost). $2.7M had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Congressional Leadership Fund?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2024 cycle were American Action Network ($43M), Ken Griffin ($17M), Paul Singer ($16M), Timothy Mellon ($15M), Miriam Adelson ($10M), out of $238M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund spend the most on in 2024?: against Derek Tran (California 45th District, $11M, lost); against Mondaire L. Jones (New York 17th District, $11M, won); against Curtis Hertel (Michigan 7th District, $10.0M, won).