Donor
Restoration Action
Company / nonprofitIllinois
5 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Restoration Action gave $1.2M 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 ($10K won, $946K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.2M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
1%
$10K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$946K
Not spent yet
$199K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Principles Project PAC $198K not spent yet | $1.1M | $10K / $942K | |
| Restoration PAC $1K not spent yet | $5K | $0 / $4K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Restoration Action's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Restoration Action's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Attacking | $628K | ✗ No |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $126K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $89K | ✗ No |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $64K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $31K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $6K | ✗ No |
| Wendy R. Davis | Texas 21st District | Attacking | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Chip Roy | Texas 21st District | Supporting | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $4K | ✗ No |
| Mark R. Warner | Virginia Senate (primary) | Attacking | $21 | ✗ No |
| Doug Jones | Alabama Senate (primary) | Attacking | $16 | ✗ No |
| Richard J. Durbin | Illinois Senate (primary) | Attacking | $15 | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Restoration Action spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Restoration Action gave $1.2M 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 ($10K won, $946K lost).
- Which super PACs did Restoration Action fund in 2020?
- American Principles Project PAC ($1.1M), Restoration PAC ($5K).
- Which candidates did Restoration Action's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Joe Biden (President, about $628K, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $126K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $89K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.