Which super PACs did Rex Sinquefield fund in 2024?

Missouri Conservatives for Congress PAC ($780K), Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. ($500K), Show-Me Strong PAC ($300K).

Which candidates did Rex Sinquefield's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kurt Schaefer (Missouri 3rd District, about $438K, unknown); against Lucas Kunce (Missouri Senate, about $251K, won); against Bob Onder (Missouri 3rd District, about $219K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Rex Sinquefield

Individual

Retired, Retired · Missouri

9 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Rex Sinquefield gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 98% 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, 52% were on the winning side ($333K won, $304K lost). $551K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

52%

$637K scored (40% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$304K

Not allocated or result unknown

$943K

$391K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $551K 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
Missouri Conservatives for Congress PAC $177K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$780K	$0 / $165K
Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. $166K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$82K / $139K
Show-Me Strong PAC $49K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$300K	$251K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kurt Schaefer	Missouri 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$438K	Unknown
Lucas Kunce	Missouri Senate	Attacking	$251K	✓ Yes
Bob Onder	Missouri 3rd District (primary)	Attacking	$219K	✗ No
Brandon Gill	Texas 26th District (primary)	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Robert Hines	North Carolina 6th District (primary)	Attacking	$42K	Unknown
David Williams	Colorado 5th District (primary)	Attacking	$32K	Unknown
Barry Moore	Alabama 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Craig Goldman	Texas 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$25K	✓ Yes
Rick Becker	North Dakota at-large House seat (primary)	Attacking	$17K	Unknown
Mark Burns	South Carolina 3rd District	Attacking	$17K	Unknown
Brian Jack	Georgia 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$14K	✓ Yes
Julie Fedorchak	North Dakota at-large House seat (primary)	Supporting	$12K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Rex Sinquefield spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Rex Sinquefield gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 98% 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, 52% were on the winning side ($333K won, $304K lost). $551K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Rex Sinquefield fund in 2024?: Missouri Conservatives for Congress PAC ($780K), Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. ($500K), Show-Me Strong PAC ($300K).
Which candidates did Rex Sinquefield's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kurt Schaefer (Missouri 3rd District, about $438K, unknown); against Lucas Kunce (Missouri Senate, about $251K, won); against Bob Onder (Missouri 3rd District, about $219K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.