Which super PACs did J Peter Ricketts fund in 2024?

Big Red Leadership PAC ($1.6M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($350K), NRSC ($41K), NRCC ($41K).

Which candidates did J Peter Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Tony Vargas (Nebraska 2nd District, about $875K, won); for Don Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $695K, won); against Derek Tran (California 45th District, about $17K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

J Peter Ricketts

Individual

Ne Senator, USA · Nebraska

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

Winner

J Peter Ricketts gave $2.1M 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, 91% ended up on the winning side ($1.8M won, $175K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

91%

$1.8M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$175K

Not spent yet

$136K

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
Big Red Leadership PAC $70K not spent yet	$1.6M	$1.6M / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $31K not spent yet	$350K	$180K / $137K
NRSC $33K not spent yet	$41K	$46 / $8K
NRCC	$41K	$12K / $29K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Tony Vargas	Nebraska 2nd District	Attacking	$875K	✓ Yes
Don Bacon	Nebraska 2nd District	Supporting	$695K	✓ Yes
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
George Whitesides	California 27th District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Will Rollins	California 41st District	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Yadira Caraveo	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did J Peter Ricketts spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: J Peter Ricketts gave $2.1M 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, 91% ended up on the winning side ($1.8M won, $175K lost).
Which super PACs did J Peter Ricketts fund in 2024?: Big Red Leadership PAC ($1.6M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($350K), NRSC ($41K), NRCC ($41K).
Which candidates did J Peter Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Tony Vargas (Nebraska 2nd District, about $875K, won); for Don Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $695K, won); against Derek Tran (California 45th District, about $17K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.