Which super PACs did Thomas Klingenstein fund in 2024?

Club for Growth Action ($6.0M), Restoration PAC ($5.0M), Win It Back PAC ($1.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($1.0M), MAGA Inc. ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Thomas Klingenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Kamala Harris (President, about $2.6M, won); for Donald Trump (President, about $363K, won); for Jim Banks (Indiana Senate, about $323K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Thomas Klingenstein

Individual

Investment Counselor, Cohen Klingenstein Ll · New York

18 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Thomas Klingenstein gave $15M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 88% 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 ($4.8M won, $1.6M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$15M

88% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

75%

$4.8M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not spent yet

$8.7M

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
Club for Growth Action $4.6M not spent yet	$6.0M	$939K / $369K
Restoration PAC $2.7M not spent yet	$5.0M	$1.9M / $516K
Win It Back PAC	$1.0M	$328K / $667K
The Sentinel Action Fund $685K not spent yet	$1.0M	$307K / $8K
MAGA Inc. $60K not spent yet	$1.0M	$881K / $0
American Leadership PAC $109K not spent yet	$600K	$358K / $33K
Turning Point PAC $346K not spent yet	$500K	$154K / $0
NRSC $33K not spent yet	$41K	$46 / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$2.6M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$363K	✓ Yes
Jim Banks	Indiana Senate (primary)	Supporting	$323K	✓ Yes
Ruben Gallego	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$304K	✗ No
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$276K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$254K	✗ No
Jacky S. Rosen	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$229K	✗ No
Jared Forrest Golden	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$175K	✗ No
Colin Allred	Texas Senate	Attacking	$172K	✓ Yes
Dave Min	California 47th District	Attacking	$170K	✗ No
Mary S. Peltola	Alaska at-large House seat	Attacking	$169K	✓ Yes
Matt Dolan	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$166K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Klingenstein spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Klingenstein gave $15M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 88% 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 ($4.8M won, $1.6M lost).
Which super PACs did Thomas Klingenstein fund in 2024?: Club for Growth Action ($6.0M), Restoration PAC ($5.0M), Win It Back PAC ($1.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($1.0M), MAGA Inc. ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Thomas Klingenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Kamala Harris (President, about $2.6M, won); for Donald Trump (President, about $363K, won); for Jim Banks (Indiana Senate, about $323K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.