Which super PACs did Lewis Topper fund in 2020?

American Liberty Fund ($725K), House Freedom Action ($135K), Republican National Committee ($36K), House Freedom Fund ($32K), America First Action ($25K).

Which candidates did Lewis Topper's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Laura Loomer (Florida 21st District, about $241K, lost); for Donald Trump (President, about $103K, lost); for Tiffany Shedd (Arizona 1st District, about $86K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Lewis Topper

Individual

Executive, Self Employed · Florida

30 gifts to 11 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Lewis Topper gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 22% ended up on the winning side ($183K won, $634K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

96% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

22%

$183K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$634K

Not spent yet

$210K

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
American Liberty Fund $87K not spent yet	$725K	$67K / $564K
House Freedom Action $26K not spent yet	$135K	$74K / $9K
Republican National Committee $34K not spent yet	$36K	$0 / $1K
House Freedom Fund $11K not spent yet	$32K	$12K / $9K
America First Action $2K not spent yet	$25K	$0 / $23K
Club for Growth Action $578 not spent yet	$25K	$12K / $11K
NRSC $5K not spent yet	$25K	$12K / $8K
Senate Conservatives Action $7K not spent yet	$15K	$3K / $3K
Senate Conservatives Fund	$5K	$2K / $2K
Elbert Guillory's America	$4K	$1K / $3K
Black Americans to Re-Elect the President $53 not spent yet	$1K	$32 / $909

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Laura Loomer	Florida 21st District	Supporting	$241K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$103K	✗ No
Tiffany Shedd	Arizona 1st District	Supporting	$86K	✗ No
Dale John Crafts	Maine 2nd District	Supporting	$34K	✗ No
Kimberly Klacik	Maryland 7th District	Supporting	$29K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Christina M. Hagan	Ohio 13th District	Supporting	$28K	✗ No
Jesse Jensen	Washington 8th District	Supporting	$22K	✗ No
Lauren Boebert	Colorado 3rd District	Supporting	$22K	✓ Yes
Dan Rodimer	Nevada 3rd District	Supporting	$18K	✗ No
Lynda Bennett	North Carolina 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$16K	Unknown
Eugenio DePasquale	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Lewis Topper spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Lewis Topper gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 22% ended up on the winning side ($183K won, $634K lost).
Which super PACs did Lewis Topper fund in 2020?: American Liberty Fund ($725K), House Freedom Action ($135K), Republican National Committee ($36K), House Freedom Fund ($32K), America First Action ($25K).
Which candidates did Lewis Topper's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Laura Loomer (Florida 21st District, about $241K, lost); for Donald Trump (President, about $103K, lost); for Tiffany Shedd (Arizona 1st District, about $86K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.