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Anne Earhart

Individual

Investor, Self-Employed · California

8 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Anne Earhart gave $1.1M 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, 61% were on the winning side ($415K won, $262K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

61%

$677K scored (63% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$262K

Not allocated or result unknown

$394K

$390K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K 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
Lcv Victory Fund

$139K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$450K
$154K / $155K
Ab PAC

$102K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$350K
$213K / $34K
Senate Majority PAC

$58K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150K
$38K / $54K
Indivisible Action

$40K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$6K / $2K
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 Anne Earhart's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Anne Earhart's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$250K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$56K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$45K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$40K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$37K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$28K✓ Yes
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$22K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$21K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$18K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$17K✗ No
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$14K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateSupporting$14K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Anne Earhart spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Anne Earhart gave $1.1M 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, 61% were on the winning side ($415K won, $262K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Anne Earhart fund in 2020?
Lcv Victory Fund ($450K), Ab PAC ($350K), Senate Majority PAC ($150K), Indivisible Action ($50K), DCCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Anne Earhart's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $250K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $56K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $45K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.