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 $217K, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $131K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $109K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Melinda Hildebrand

Individual

President, Hildebrand Foundation · Texas

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

Backed winners

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 75% were on the winning side ($747K won, $250K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

75%

$996K scored (74% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$250K

Not allocated or result unknown

$354K

$351K 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
Senate Leadership Fund $189K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$625K	$311K / $125K
Truth and Courage PAC $120K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$375K	$255K / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $36K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$325K	$161K / $124K
Project Rescue America $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$26K	$20K / $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	$217K	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$131K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$109K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$67K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Ted Cruz	Texas Senate	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	Florida Senate	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$14K	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 75% were on the winning side ($747K won, $250K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $217K, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $131K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $109K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.