Which super PACs did Frank Vandersloot fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($390K), Security Is Strength PAC ($300K), NRSC ($71K), Republican National Committee ($36K).

Which candidates did Frank Vandersloot's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $193K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $91K, lost); for Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $81K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Frank Vandersloot

Individual

CEO, Melaleuca · Idaho

7 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Frank Vandersloot gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 77% were on the winning side ($703K won, $208K lost). $26K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

77%

$911K scored (70% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$208K

Not allocated or result unknown

$385K

$359K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $26K 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $195K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$171K / $134K
Congressional Leadership Fund $56K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$390K	$260K / $48K
Security Is Strength PAC $27K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$300K	$258K / $15K
NRSC $46K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$71K	$15K / $10K
Republican National Committee $35K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$0 / $277

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$193K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$81K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$52K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Frank Vandersloot spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Frank Vandersloot gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 77% were on the winning side ($703K won, $208K lost). $26K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Frank Vandersloot fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($390K), Security Is Strength PAC ($300K), NRSC ($71K), Republican National Committee ($36K).
Which candidates did Frank Vandersloot's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $193K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $91K, lost); for Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $81K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.