Who funds Congressional Leadership Fund?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2022 cycle were American Action Network ($51M), Ken Griffin ($27M), Timothy Mellon ($15M), Miriam Adelson ($13M), Stephen Schwarzman ($11M), out of $256M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund spend the most on in 2022?

against Susie Lee (Nevada 3rd District, $11M, lost); against Dina Titus (Nevada 1st District, $8.6M, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, $8.0M, lost).

← All super PACs

Outside spender

Congressional Leadership Fund

House Republican leadership

FEC committee C00504530

Mixed results

Congressional Leadership Fund (House Republican leadership) spent $227M on independent expenditures in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 38% were on the winning side ($85M won, $137M lost). $4.8M had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$227M

Winning share of scored dollars

38%

$222M scored (98% of spending); $4.8M unknown

On the losing side

$137M

Supporting vs attacking

9% / 91%

$21M for, $206M against

Google says Congressional Leadership Fund also spent $7.6M on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (3% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $256M to Congressional Leadership Fund. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $261M.

All big donors →

American Action NetworkDark money$51M (20%)
Ken GriffinIndividual$27M (11%)
Timothy MellonIndividual$15M (6%)
Miriam AdelsonIndividual$13M (5%)
Stephen SchwarzmanIndividual$11M (4%)
Patrick RyanIndividual$10M (4%)
Charles SchwabIndividual$7.5M (3%)
Sandhills Global Inc.Company / nonprofit$6.5M (3%)
Paul SingerIndividual$6.3M (2%)
Thomas PeterffyIndividual$5.0M (2%)

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one won.

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Amount	Won?
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$11M	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$8.6M	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$8.0M	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$7.5M	✓ Yes
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$6.8M	✗ No
Adam Gray	California 13th District	Attacking	$6.6M	✓ Yes
Frank J. Mrvan	Indiana 1st District	Attacking	$6.3M	✗ No
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Attacking	$6.1M	✓ Yes
Rudy Salas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$5.9M	✓ Yes
Mike Levin	California 49th District	Attacking	$5.9M	✗ No
Eric Sorensen	Illinois 17th District	Attacking	$5.9M	✗ No
Kim Schrier	Washington 8th District	Attacking	$5.8M	✗ No

Questions people ask

How much did Congressional Leadership Fund spend in 2022, and did it win?: Congressional Leadership Fund (House Republican leadership) spent $227M on independent expenditures in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 38% were on the winning side ($85M won, $137M lost). $4.8M had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Congressional Leadership Fund?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2022 cycle were American Action Network ($51M), Ken Griffin ($27M), Timothy Mellon ($15M), Miriam Adelson ($13M), Stephen Schwarzman ($11M), out of $256M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Congressional Leadership Fund spend the most on in 2022?: against Susie Lee (Nevada 3rd District, $11M, lost); against Dina Titus (Nevada 1st District, $8.6M, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, $8.0M, lost).