Senate Leadership Fund

Political leanings: Conservative/Republican 2022 Spending: $291 Million The Senate Leadership Fund is a Republican super PAC that was established in 2015 by allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The group says its purpose is “to build a Republican Senate majority.” Its president is Steven Law, who served as McConnell’s chief of staff from 1991 to 1997. Law also serves as the president and CEO of both American Crossroads, a Republican super PAC, and One Nation, a conservative advocacy group registered with the IRS as a nonprofit. From 1998 to 2000, Law served as executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. As a super PAC, Senate Leadership Fund can accept unlimited contributions, but it must disclose its donors and cannot coordinate its spending with candidate campaigns. As of March 31, the super PAC had raised $64 million heading into the 2024 election, according to its filings with the Federal Election Commission. The group’s largest individual donor is Ken Griffin, the billionaire CEO of the Citadel hedge fund company, who has given $10 million. An additional $7.2 million was donated by One Nation, which is reportedly putting at least $70 million into key 2024 Senate races in swing states. The...