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Bernard Schwartz

Individual

Chairman & CEO, Bls Investments, LLC · New York

23 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Bernard Schwartz gave $3.4M 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, 50% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.3M lost). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

50%

$2.6M scored (77% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$772K

$768K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $5K 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
House Majority PAC

$189K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.4M
$220K / $974K
Ab PAC

$249K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$850K
$518K / $83K
Senate Majority PAC

$230K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$600K
$154K / $216K
Unite the Country

$68K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$300K
$225K / $6K
Priorities USA Action

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$224K
$188K / $33K
DCCC

$26K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $8K
Our Future United

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$2K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Bernard Schwartz's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Bernard Schwartz's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$537K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$220K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$100K✗ No
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$96K✓ Yes
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$85K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 48th DistrictAttacking$64K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$60K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$55K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$50K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$47K✓ Yes
Jeff Van DrewNew Jersey 2nd DistrictAttacking$46K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$45K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Bernard Schwartz spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Bernard Schwartz gave $3.4M 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, 50% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.3M lost). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Bernard Schwartz fund in 2020?
House Majority PAC ($1.4M), Ab PAC ($850K), Senate Majority PAC ($600K), Unite the Country ($300K), Priorities USA Action ($224K).
Which candidates did Bernard Schwartz's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $537K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $220K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $100K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.