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Amos Hostetter

Individual

Chairman, Pilot House Associates (cable fortune) · Massachusetts

16 reported gifts; 10 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Amos Hostetter gave $2.3M 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, 62% were on the winning side ($975K won, $604K lost). $43K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

62%

$1.6M scored (69% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$604K

Not allocated or result unknown

$700K

$657K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $43K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Unite the Country

$114K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$375K / $11K
House Majority PAC

$48K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$350K
$55K / $246K
Lcv Victory Fund

$108K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$350K
$120K / $121K
Votevets

$103K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$333K
$126K / $70K
Ab PAC

$73K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$152K / $25K
Senate Majority PAC

$77K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$51K / $72K
Edf Action Votes

$39K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$125K
$50K / $29K
The Lincoln Project

$44K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$41K / $15K
DCCC

$26K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $8K
DSCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Amos Hostetter's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Amos Hostetter's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$264K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$258K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$153K✓ Yes
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$66K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$50K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$43K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina Senate (primary)Supporting$38K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$38K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$37K✗ No
Pete ButtigiegPresident (primary)Supporting$33KUnknown
Mary HegarTexas Senate (primary)Supporting$31K✓ Yes
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$25K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Amos Hostetter spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Amos Hostetter gave $2.3M 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, 62% were on the winning side ($975K won, $604K lost). $43K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Amos Hostetter fund in 2020?
Unite the Country ($500K), House Majority PAC ($350K), Lcv Victory Fund ($350K), Votevets ($333K), Ab PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Amos Hostetter's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $264K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $258K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $153K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.