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 $1.1M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $614K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $362K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Craig Duchossois

Individual

CEO, The Duchossois Group Inc. · Illinois

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

Mixed

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 through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 59% ended up on the winning side ($2.9M won, $2.0M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$6.4M

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

59%

$2.9M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.0M

Not spent yet

$1.5M

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
Senate Leadership Fund $1.4M not spent yet	$5.0M	$2.0M / $1.6M
Americans for Prosperity Action $51K not spent yet	$800K	$427K / $319K
Congressional Leadership Fund $27K not spent yet	$250K	$174K / $32K
Security Is Strength PAC $15K not spent yet	$250K	$221K / $13K
Rjc Victory Fund $3K not spent yet	$50K	$11K / $36K
NRSC $7K not spent yet	$36K	$17K / $12K
NRCC $2K not spent yet	$34K	$29K / $3K

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.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$614K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$362K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$307K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$244K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$215K	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$215K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$209K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$182K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$155K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$151K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$141K	✓ 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 through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 59% ended up on the winning side ($2.9M won, $2.0M lost).
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 $1.1M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $614K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $362K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.