Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2024?

SFA Fund ($700K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($475K), Hispanic Leadership Alliance ($25K), NRSC ($15K).

Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Nikki Haley (President, about $449K, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $209K, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $114K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

John Nau III

Individual

Chairman, Silver Eagle Beverages · Texas

10 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

John Nau III gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 83% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 68% ended up on the winning side ($743K won, $350K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

83% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

68%

$743K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$350K

Not spent yet

$627K

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
SFA Fund	$700K	$212K / $40K
Congressional Leadership Fund $44K not spent yet	$500K	$257K / $196K
Senate Leadership Fund $96K not spent yet	$475K	$270K / $109K
Hispanic Leadership Alliance $12K not spent yet	$25K	$5K / $0
NRSC $12K not spent yet	$15K	$17 / $3K
Leadership for Ohio Fund $787 not spent yet	$5K	$0 / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$449K	Unknown
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$209K	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$114K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$95K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$60K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$41K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Nau III spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: John Nau III gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 83% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 68% ended up on the winning side ($743K won, $350K lost).
Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2024?: SFA Fund ($700K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($475K), Hispanic Leadership Alliance ($25K), NRSC ($15K).
Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Nikki Haley (President, about $449K, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $209K, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $114K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.