Which super PACs did Ronald Bergan fund in 2020?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.0M), NRSC ($61K).

Which candidates did Ronald Bergan's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $238K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $157K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $60K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ronald Bergan

Individual

Former Owner and Cro, Fargo Assembly Co. · North Dakota

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

Mixed results

Ronald Bergan gave $1.1M 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, 57% were on the winning side ($497K won, $371K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

57%

$868K scored (82% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$371K

Not allocated or result unknown

$192K

$188K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Americans for Prosperity Action $149K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$485K / $362K
NRSC $39K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$61K		$13K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$238K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$157K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$60K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Supporting	$59K	✓ Yes
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Supporting	$51K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Supporting	$50K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$14K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$13K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Nick J. Freitas	Virginia 7th District	Supporting	$9K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ronald Bergan spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Ronald Bergan gave $1.1M 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, 57% were on the winning side ($497K won, $371K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Ronald Bergan fund in 2020?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.0M), NRSC ($61K).
Which candidates did Ronald Bergan's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $238K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $157K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $60K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.