Which super PACs did Melinda Hildebrand fund in 2024?

Senate Leadership Fund ($625K), Truth and Courage PAC ($375K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($325K), Project Rescue America ($26K).

Which candidates did Melinda Hildebrand's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Colin Allred (Texas Senate, about $223K, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $151K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $125K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Melinda Hildebrand

Individual

President, Hildebrand Foundation · Texas

7 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Melinda Hildebrand gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 75% ended up on the winning side ($806K won, $271K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

75%

$806K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$271K

Not spent yet

$274K

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	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $126K not spent yet	$625K	$356K / $144K
Truth and Courage PAC $113K not spent yet	$375K	$262K / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $29K not spent yet	$325K	$167K / $127K
Project Rescue America $4K not spent yet	$26K	$21K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Colin Allred	Texas Senate	Attacking	$223K	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$151K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$125K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$76K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$55K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$53K	✗ No
Ted Cruz	Texas Senate	Supporting	$39K	✓ Yes
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	Florida Senate	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$16K	✓ Yes
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Melinda Hildebrand spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Melinda Hildebrand gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 75% ended up on the winning side ($806K won, $271K lost).
Which super PACs did Melinda Hildebrand fund in 2024?: Senate Leadership Fund ($625K), Truth and Courage PAC ($375K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($325K), Project Rescue America ($26K).
Which candidates did Melinda Hildebrand's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Colin Allred (Texas Senate, about $223K, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $151K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $125K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.