Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2020?

Texans for a Conservative Majority ($2.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($350K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($275K).

Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $1.8M, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $62K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $34K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Nau III

Individual

CEO, Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P · Texas

7 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

John Nau III gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 94% were on the winning side ($2.1M won, $128K lost). $18K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

94%

$2.3M scored (86% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$128K

Not allocated or result unknown

$372K

$354K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $18K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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 $178K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$1.8M / $0
Senate Leadership Fund $137K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$350K	$119K / $94K
Congressional Leadership Fund $39K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$275K	$184K / $34K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Attacking	$1.8M	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$62K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Sri Preston Kulkarni	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Nau III spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: John Nau III gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 94% were on the winning side ($2.1M won, $128K lost). $18K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2020?: Texans for a Conservative Majority ($2.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($350K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($275K).
Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $1.8M, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $62K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $34K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.