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Congressional Leadership Fund

Another PAC

DC

12 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Congressional Leadership Fund gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 95% 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, 33% were on the winning side ($495K won, $988K lost). $86K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

95% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

33%

$1.5M scored (71% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$988K

Not allocated or result unknown

$607K

$521K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $86K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Esafund

$310K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$900K
$84K / $476K
Wfw Action Fund Inc

$157K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$632K
$265K / $160K
Rjc Victory Fund

$45K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$101K / $349K
The Governing Majority Fund

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$33K
$28K / $1K
Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$20K
$15K / $560
Club for Growth Action

$522 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$2K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Congressional Leadership Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Congressional Leadership Fund's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$200K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Supporting$174K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateSupporting$95K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateSupporting$84K✓ Yes
Greg MurphyNorth Carolina 3rd DistrictAttacking$81K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresidentSupporting$77K✗ No
Nancy S. GoroffNew York 1st DistrictAttacking$59K✓ Yes
Cory GardnerColorado SenateSupporting$54K✗ No
John W. HickenlooperColorado SenateAttacking$53K✗ No
John JamesMichigan SenateSupporting$49K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateSupporting$48K✓ Yes
Abby FinkenauerIowa 1st DistrictAttacking$44K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Congressional Leadership Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Congressional Leadership Fund gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 95% 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, 33% were on the winning side ($495K won, $988K lost). $86K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Congressional Leadership Fund fund in 2020?
Esafund ($900K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($632K), Rjc Victory Fund ($500K), The Governing Majority Fund ($33K), Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($20K).
Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Joe Biden (President, about $200K, lost); for Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $174K, lost); for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $95K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.