Who funds Congressional Leadership Fund?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2020 cycle were American Action Network ($30M), Miriam Adelson ($25M), Sheldon Adelson ($25M), Timothy Mellon ($20M), Ken Griffin ($10M), out of $160M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund spend the most on in 2020?

against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, $6.6M, won); against Sri Preston Kulkarni (Texas 22nd District, $5.5M, won); against Max N. Rose (New York 11th District, $5.2M, won).

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Outside spender

Congressional Leadership Fund

House Republican leadership

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Winner

Congressional Leadership Fund (House Republican leadership) spent $143M on independent expenditures 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, 84% were on the winning side ($111M won, $21M lost). $11M had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$143M

Winning share of scored dollars

84%

$132M scored (92% of spending); $11M unknown

On the losing side

$21M

Supporting vs attacking

7% / 93%

$9.3M for, $133M against

Google says Congressional Leadership Fund also spent $3.4M on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (2% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

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Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $160M to Congressional Leadership Fund. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $166M.

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American Action NetworkDark money$30M (19%)
Miriam AdelsonIndividual$25M (16%)
Sheldon AdelsonIndividual$25M (16%)
Timothy MellonIndividual$20M (13%)
Ken GriffinIndividual$10M (6%)
Paul SingerIndividual$3.0M (2%)
Stephen SchwarzmanIndividual$2.5M (2%)
Charles SchwabIndividual$2.5M (2%)
Bernie MarcusIndividual$2.3M (1%)
Hillwood Development Company LLCCompany / nonprofit$2.1M (1%)

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Candidate	Race	Spending	Amount	Paid off?
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$6.6M	✓ Yes
Sri Preston Kulkarni	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$5.5M	✓ Yes
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Attacking	$5.2M	✓ Yes
Carolyn Bordeaux	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$4.8M	Unknown
Christy Smith	California 25th District	Attacking	$4.8M	✓ Yes
Xochitl Torres Small	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$4.6M	✓ Yes
Collin C. Peterson	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$4.4M	✓ Yes
Kendra S. Horn	Oklahoma 5th District	Attacking	$4.3M	✓ Yes
Candace Valenzuela	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$4.3M	✓ Yes
Jackie Gordon	New York 2nd District	Attacking	$3.9M	✓ Yes
Joe Cunningham	South Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$3.9M	✓ Yes
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	Florida 26th District	Attacking	$3.8M	✓ Yes

Questions people ask

How much did Congressional Leadership Fund spend in 2020, and did it win?: Congressional Leadership Fund (House Republican leadership) spent $143M on independent expenditures 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, 84% were on the winning side ($111M won, $21M lost). $11M had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Congressional Leadership Fund?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2020 cycle were American Action Network ($30M), Miriam Adelson ($25M), Sheldon Adelson ($25M), Timothy Mellon ($20M), Ken Griffin ($10M), out of $160M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund spend the most on in 2020?: against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, $6.6M, won); against Sri Preston Kulkarni (Texas 22nd District, $5.5M, won); against Max N. Rose (New York 11th District, $5.2M, won).