Donor
Valero
Company / nonprofitTexas
3 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Valero gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($603K won, $473K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
97% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
56%
$603K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$473K
Not spent yet
$424K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $424K not spent yet | $1.5M | $603K / $473K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Valero's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Valero's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $311K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $172K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $90K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $72K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $64K | ✗ No |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $60K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $57K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $54K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $46K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate (primary) | Supporting | $45K | ✓ Yes |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $30K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $27K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Valero spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Valero gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($603K won, $473K lost).
- Which super PACs did Valero fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($1.5M).
- Which candidates did Valero's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $311K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $172K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $90K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.