Which super PACs did Kelcy Warren fund in 2020?

America First Action ($10M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($125K), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($50K).

Which candidates did Kelcy Warren's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $9.3M, lost); against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $50K, won); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $5K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Kelcy Warren

Individual

Chairman, Energy Transfer · Texas

3 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Kelcy Warren gave $10M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 1% ended up on the winning side ($137K won, $9.3M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$10M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$137K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$9.3M

Not spent yet

$691K

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
America First Action $669K not spent yet	$10M	$0 / $9.3M
Congressional Leadership Fund $14K not spent yet	$125K	$87K / $16K
Texans for a Conservative Majority	$50K	$50K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$9.3M	✗ No
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Attacking	$50K	✓ Yes
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes
Sri Preston Kulkarni	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Carolyn Bordeaux	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$4K	Unknown
Christy Smith	California 25th District	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Xochitl Torres Small	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Collin C. Peterson	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes
Kendra S. Horn	Oklahoma 5th District	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes
Candace Valenzuela	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$3K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kelcy Warren spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Kelcy Warren gave $10M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 1% ended up on the winning side ($137K won, $9.3M lost).
Which super PACs did Kelcy Warren fund in 2020?: America First Action ($10M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($125K), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($50K).
Which candidates did Kelcy Warren's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $9.3M, lost); against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $50K, won); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $5K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.