Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2024?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($4.5M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.0M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($250K), More Jobs, Less Government ($250K).

Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.0M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $856K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $542K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Craig Duchossois

Individual

Chairman & CEO, The Duchossois Group · Illinois

23 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Craig Duchossois gave $12M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 64% were on the winning side ($5.6M won, $3.2M lost). $610K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$12M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

64%

$8.7M scored (74% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.2M

Not allocated or result unknown

$3.1M

$2.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $610K 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $505K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.5M	$2.2M / $1.7M
Senate Leadership Fund $1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.5M	$2.2M / $902K
Americans for Prosperity Action $337K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$724K / $481K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $61K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$31K / $56K
More Jobs, Less Government $17K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$214K / $18K
Duty First Nevada PAC $128K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$122K / $0
NRSC $77K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$83K	$32 / $6K
John Bolton PAC $22K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$30K	$0 / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$1.0M	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$856K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$542K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$509K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$378K	✗ No
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$348K	Unknown
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$242K	✓ Yes
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$210K	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$199K	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$186K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$176K	✓ Yes
George Whitesides	California 27th District	Attacking	$168K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Craig Duchossois spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Craig Duchossois gave $12M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 64% were on the winning side ($5.6M won, $3.2M lost). $610K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2024?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($4.5M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.0M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($250K), More Jobs, Less Government ($250K).
Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.0M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $856K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $542K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.