Which super PACs did Richard Colburn fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($400K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), NRSC ($37K).

Which candidates did Richard Colburn's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $65K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $62K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $52K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Richard Colburn

Individual

Vice President-Executive, Payroll & Insurance Group Inc. · Illinois

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

Mixed results

Richard Colburn gave $737K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 40% were on the winning side ($238K won, $355K lost). $6K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$737K

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

40%

$593K scored (81% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$355K

Not allocated or result unknown

$143K

$138K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $6K 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	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $67K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$400K	$139K / $194K
Congressional Leadership Fund $39K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$300K	$97K / $158K
NRSC $32K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$1K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$65K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$62K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$52K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$44K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$36K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$13K	✗ No
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$12K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$10K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$10K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$9K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Richard Colburn spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Richard Colburn gave $737K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 40% were on the winning side ($238K won, $355K lost). $6K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Richard Colburn fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($400K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), NRSC ($37K).
Which candidates did Richard Colburn's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $65K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $62K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $52K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.