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Craig Duchossois

Individual

CEO, The Duchossois Group Inc. · Illinois

18 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Craig Duchossois gave $6.4M 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, 59% were on the winning side ($2.5M won, $1.7M lost). $22K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.4M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

59%

$4.2M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.7M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.2M

$2.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $22K 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

$1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5.0M
$1.7M / $1.3M
Americans for Prosperity Action

$119K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$800K
$388K / $290K
Congressional Leadership Fund

$36K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$167K / $31K
Security Is Strength PAC

$23K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$215K / $13K
Rjc Victory Fund

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$10K / $35K
NRSC

$23K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$7K / $5K
NRCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$34K
$8K / $726

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Craig Duchossois's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Craig Duchossois's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$923K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$523K✓ Yes
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$314K✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$260K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$206K✓ Yes
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateSupporting$195K✗ No
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$182K✗ No
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$178K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$154K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$131K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$126K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateSupporting$125K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Craig Duchossois spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Craig Duchossois gave $6.4M 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, 59% were on the winning side ($2.5M won, $1.7M lost). $22K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2020?
Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($800K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Security Is Strength PAC ($250K), Rjc Victory Fund ($50K).
Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $923K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $523K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $314K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.