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 $622K, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $124K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $88K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Restoration Action

Company / nonprofit

Illinois

5 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

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 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 ($10K won, $938K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$947K scored (82% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$938K

Not allocated or result unknown

$208K

$208K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
American Principles Project PAC $206K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M		$10K / $934K
Restoration PAC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$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	$622K	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$124K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$88K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$63K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$30K	✗ 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
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$244	✗ No
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$43	✗ No
Mark R. Warner	Virginia Senate (primary)	Attacking	$20	✗ 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 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 ($10K won, $938K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $622K, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $124K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $88K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.