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Chevron Corporation

Company

California

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

Backed winners

Chevron Corporation gave $6.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 66% were on the winning side ($2.7M won, $1.4M lost). $116K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.2M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

66%

$4.1M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.1M

$2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $116K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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

$1.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$4.4M
$1.5M / $1.2M
Congressional Leadership Fund

$250K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.8M
$1.2M / $217K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Chevron Corporation's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Chevron Corporation's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$776K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$430K✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$224K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$180K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$160K✗ No
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$149K✓ Yes
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$142K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$136K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$114K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateSupporting$111K✓ Yes
John W. HickenlooperColorado SenateAttacking$74K✗ No
Anthony J. BrindisiNew York 22nd DistrictAttacking$69K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Chevron Corporation spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Chevron Corporation gave $6.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 66% were on the winning side ($2.7M won, $1.4M lost). $116K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Chevron Corporation fund in 2020?
Senate Leadership Fund ($4.4M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.8M).
Which candidates did Chevron Corporation's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $776K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $430K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $224K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.