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 $8.4M, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $335K, lost); against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $46K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Kelcy Warren

Individual

Chairman, Energy Transfer · Texas

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

Backed losers

Kelcy Warren gave $10M 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, 1% were on the winning side ($129K won, $8.8M lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$10M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$8.9M scored (88% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$8.8M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.3M

$1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $8K 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
America First Action $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10M	$0 / $8.8M
Congressional Leadership Fund $18K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$125K	$83K / $16K
Texans for a Conservative Majority $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$46K / $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	Attacking	$8.4M	✗ No
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$335K	✗ No
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Attacking	$46K	✓ 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	$3K	✓ 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

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 1% were on the winning side ($129K won, $8.8M lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $8.4M, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $335K, lost); against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $46K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.