Donor
Main Street Advocacy Fund
Company / nonprofitDC
3 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Main Street Advocacy Fund gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 64% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 68% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $535K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.8M
64% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
68%
$1.1M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$535K
No result matched
$136K
Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked
Where the cheques 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. | $1.8M | $1.1M / $535K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Main Street Advocacy Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Main Street Advocacy Fund's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karoline Leavitt | New Hampshire 1st District (primary) | Attacking | $364K | ✗ No |
| Brad Finstad | Minnesota 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $214K | ✓ Yes |
| Loren Culp | Washington 4th District (primary) | Attacking | $182K | ✓ Yes |
| Tony Vargas | Nebraska 2nd District | Attacking | $139K | ✓ Yes |
| Dan Newhouse | Washington 4th District (primary) | Supporting | $139K | ✓ Yes |
| Alexander X. Mooney | West Virginia 2nd District (primary) | Attacking | $138K | ✗ No |
| Mike Simpson | Idaho 2nd District (primary) | Supporting | $130K | ✓ Yes |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | Pennsylvania 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $63K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Gavarone | Ohio 9th District (primary) | Supporting | $54K | Unknown |
| Taffy Howard | South Dakota at-large House seat (primary) | Attacking | $52K | ✓ Yes |
| Bryan Smith | Idaho 2nd District (primary) | Attacking | $45K | ✓ Yes |
| Peter Meijer | Michigan 3rd District (primary) | Supporting | $41K | Unknown |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Main Street Advocacy Fund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Main Street Advocacy Fund gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 64% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 68% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $535K lost).
- Which super PACs did Main Street Advocacy Fund fund in 2022?
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($1.8M).
- Which candidates did Main Street Advocacy Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Karoline Leavitt (New Hampshire 1st District, about $364K, lost); for Brad Finstad (Minnesota 1st District, about $214K, won); against Loren Culp (Washington 4th District, about $182K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.