Donor
Clarence Werner
IndividualExecutive Chairman, Werner Enterprises Inc. · Nebraska
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Clarence Werner gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 39% ended up on the winning side ($336K won, $537K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
39%
$336K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$537K
Not spent yet
$127K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A person writing cheques 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Leadership Fund $113K not spent yet | $1.0M | $336K / $537K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Clarence Werner's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Clarence Werner's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Attacking | $42K | ✗ No |
| Dina Titus | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $34K | ✗ No |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $31K | ✗ No |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | New York 17th District | Attacking | $29K | ✓ Yes |
| Katie Porter | California 47th District | Attacking | $27K | ✗ No |
| Adam Gray | California 13th District | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Frank J. Mrvan | Indiana 1st District | Attacking | $25K | ✗ No |
| Jamie McLeod-Skinner | Oregon 5th District | Attacking | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| Mike Levin | California 49th District | Attacking | $23K | ✗ No |
| Rudy Salas | California 22nd District | Attacking | $23K | ✓ Yes |
| Eric Sorensen | Illinois 17th District | Attacking | $23K | ✗ No |
| Kim Schrier | Washington 8th District | Attacking | $23K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Clarence Werner spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Clarence Werner gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 39% ended up on the winning side ($336K won, $537K lost).
- Which super PACs did Clarence Werner fund in 2022?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M).
- Which candidates did Clarence Werner's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Susie Lee (Nevada 3rd District, about $42K, lost); against Dina Titus (Nevada 1st District, about $34K, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $31K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.