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 $217K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $111K, lost); for Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $84K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Frank Vandersloot

Individual

CEO, Melaleuca · Idaho

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

Winner

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 through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 76% ended up on the winning side ($772K won, $248K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

76%

$772K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$248K

Not spent yet

$276K

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 $141K not spent yet	$500K	$201K / $158K
Congressional Leadership Fund $43K not spent yet	$390K	$272K / $50K
Security Is Strength PAC $18K not spent yet	$300K	$266K / $16K
NRSC $14K not spent yet	$71K	$34K / $23K
Republican National Committee $34K not spent yet	$36K	$0 / $1K

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	$217K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$111K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$84K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$64K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$37K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$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 through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 76% ended up on the winning side ($772K won, $248K lost).
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 $217K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $111K, lost); for Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $84K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.