Which super PACs did Adam Lewis fund in 2020?

Lcv Victory Fund ($750K), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), DSCC ($15K).

Which candidates did Adam Lewis's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $119K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $88K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $70K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Adam Lewis

Individual

Philanthropist, Self-Employed · Colorado

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

Mixed results

Adam Lewis gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 48% were on the winning side ($321K won, $352K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

48%

$673K scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$352K

Not allocated or result unknown

$342K

$338K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K 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
Lcv Victory Fund $232K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750K	$256K / $258K
Senate Majority PAC $96K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$64K / $90K
DSCC $10K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$15K	$676 / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$119K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$88K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$70K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$23K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$14K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Adam Lewis spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Adam Lewis gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 48% were on the winning side ($321K won, $352K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Adam Lewis fund in 2020?: Lcv Victory Fund ($750K), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), DSCC ($15K).
Which candidates did Adam Lewis's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $119K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $88K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $70K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.