Which candidates did Carrie Penner's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $184K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $182K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $168K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Carrie Penner

Individual

Education, Self-Employed · Arkansas

1 reported gift; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Carrie Penner gave $2.0M 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, 42% were on the winning side ($513K won, $720K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

42%

$1.2M scored (62% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$720K

Not allocated or result unknown

$767K

$767K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $767K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$513K / $720K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$184K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$182K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$168K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$157K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$27K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Carrie Penner spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Carrie Penner gave $2.0M 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, 42% were on the winning side ($513K won, $720K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Carrie Penner fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M).
Which candidates did Carrie Penner's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $184K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $182K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $168K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.