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 $873K, won); for Don Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $359K, won); for Don Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $335K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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J Peter Ricketts

Individual

Ne Senator, USA · Nebraska

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

Backed winners

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 92% were on the winning side ($1.7M won, $142K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

92%

$1.9M scored (91% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$142K

Not allocated or result unknown

$186K

$182K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K 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
Big Red Leadership PAC $72K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.6M	$1.6M / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $39K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$350K	$173K / $134K
NRSC $38K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$16 / $3K
NRCC $33K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$2K / $6K

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	$873K	✓ Yes
Don Bacon	Nebraska 2nd District	Supporting	$359K	✓ Yes
Don Bacon	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$335K	✓ Yes
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
George Whitesides	California 27th District	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Will Rollins	California 41st District	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$11K	✓ 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 92% were on the winning side ($1.7M won, $142K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $873K, won); for Don Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $359K, won); for Don Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $335K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.