Which super PACs did August Busch III fund in 2020?

Texans for a Conservative Majority ($260K), Senate Leadership Fund ($160K), Georgia Action Fund ($100K), Club for Growth Action ($100K), Our American Century ($100K).

Which candidates did August Busch III's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $260K, won); against Joe Biden (President, about $112K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $96K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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August Busch III

Individual

Retired, Retired · Missouri

14 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

August Busch III gave $852K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($400K won, $305K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$852K

97% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

57%

$400K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$305K

Not spent yet

$147K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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
Texans for a Conservative Majority	$260K	$260K / $0
Senate Leadership Fund $45K not spent yet	$160K	$64K / $50K
Georgia Action Fund $37K not spent yet	$100K	$0 / $63K
Club for Growth Action $2K not spent yet	$100K	$48K / $43K
Our American Century $28K not spent yet	$100K	$0 / $72K
Restoration PAC $16K not spent yet	$75K	$0 / $59K
NRSC $11K not spent yet	$57K	$27K / $18K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Attacking	$260K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$112K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$96K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$32K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Wendy R. Davis	Texas 21st District	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did August Busch III spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: August Busch III gave $852K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($400K won, $305K lost).
Which super PACs did August Busch III fund in 2020?: Texans for a Conservative Majority ($260K), Senate Leadership Fund ($160K), Georgia Action Fund ($100K), Club for Growth Action ($100K), Our American Century ($100K).
Which candidates did August Busch III's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $260K, won); against Joe Biden (President, about $112K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $96K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.