One Nation

One Nation is Mitch McConnell's dark money arm — the 501(c)(4) counterpart to the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), the super PAC that McConnell personally helped create and that his former chief of staff, Steven Law, leads. One Nation runs 'issue ads' in competitive Senate races that function as campaign advertising for Republican candidates, spending $60 million in the 2024 cycle alone. The organization's relationship with McConnell is the defining feature of its operation: McConnell has personally called donors to solicit contributions for both the SLF and One Nation, and the two organizations share leadership, strategy, polling, and advertising vendors. Steven Law serves as president of both entities, creating a seamless operation where disclosed and undisclosed money flows through a single strategic apparatus. One Nation's funding comes from a mix of Republican mega-donors who prefer anonymity, corporate contributors seeking to influence Senate policy without public attribution, and pass-through entities like DonorsTrust and Crossroads GPS. The Adelson family's political network has been a major contributor, as have donors from the fossil fuel, pharmaceutical, and financial services industries. One Nation has been particularly effective in early-cycle advertising — spending heavily in competitive states months before the election to define the terms of debate before campaigns themselves have the resources to advertise. The organization played crucial roles in the 2020 and 2022 cycles, spending over $100 million in each to support Republican Senate candidates. In the 2024 cycle, One Nation focused on Democratic-held seats in Montana, Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, as well as defending Republican incumbents in competitive states. The organization's spending patterns reveal its priorities: healthcare policy (defending Republican votes against ACA repeal attacks), immigration (amplifying border security messaging), and economic policy (promoting tax cuts and deregulation). One Nation's existence completes the bipartisan dark money infrastructure in Senate races — with Majority Forward on the Democratic side and One Nation on the Republican side, both parties have built anonymous spending vehicles that operate in parallel with their disclosed super PACs.