Donor
Warren Stephens
IndividualChairman President & CEO, Stephens Inc. · Arkansas
24 reported gifts; 11 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Warren Stephens gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% 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, 42% were on the winning side ($4.0M won, $5.4M lost). $176K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$13M
98% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
42%
$9.4M scored (74% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$5.4M
Not allocated or result unknown
$3.4M
$3.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $176K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $2.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $6.0M | $2.0M / $1.6M | |
| Preserve America PAC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2.0M | $0 / $2.0M | |
| America First Action $185K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.5M | $0 / $1.3M | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $179K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.3M | $834K / $155K | |
| Wfw Action Fund Inc $248K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $419K / $252K | |
| 1820 PAC $91K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $750K | $591K / $68K | |
| Club for Growth Action $10K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $39K / $40K | |
| NRCC $51K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $69K | $17K / $1K | |
| Security Is Strength PAC $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $43K / $3K | |
| Better Future Mi Fund $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $0 / $45K | |
| NRSC $23K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $36K | $7K / $5K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Attacking | $3.2M | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $1.1M | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $588K | ✓ Yes |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $577K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $309K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $285K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $256K | ✗ No |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $248K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $232K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $195K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $186K | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate (primary) | Supporting | $172K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Warren Stephens spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Warren Stephens gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% 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, 42% were on the winning side ($4.0M won, $5.4M lost). $176K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Warren Stephens fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($6.0M), Preserve America PAC ($2.0M), America First Action ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.3M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($1.0M).
- Which candidates did Warren Stephens's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Joe Biden (President, about $3.2M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.1M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $588K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.