Donor
Anne Earhart
IndividualInvestor, Self-Employed · California
8 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
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
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / 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
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $250K | ✓ Yes |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $56K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $45K | ✗ No |
| Steve Daines | Montana Senate | Attacking | $40K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $37K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $28K | ✓ Yes |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $22K | ✓ Yes |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $21K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $18K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $17K | ✗ No |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $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.