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Charles Johnson

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

795 reported gifts; 26 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Charles Johnson gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 71% were on the winning side ($1.4M won, $558K lost). $67K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

94% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

71%

$1.9M scored (74% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$558K

Not allocated or result unknown

$688K

$621K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $67K 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
Congressional Leadership Fund

$143K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$667K / $124K
Senate Leadership Fund

$390K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$341K / $268K
1820 PAC

$24K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$158K / $18K
Georgia United Victory

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$128K
$87K / $36K
Security Is Strength PAC

$10K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$110K
$94K / $6K
Preserve America PAC

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$0 / $98K
Texans for a Conservative Majority

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$23K / $0
Republican National Committee

$12K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$12K
$0 / $93
NRCC

$7K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$2K / $217
Senate Conservatives Action

$6K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$2K / $2K
NRSC

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$8K
$2K / $1K
Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$468 / $411
Senate Conservatives Fund

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$930 / $935
DSCC

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$161 / $854
DCCC

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$127 / $623
End Citizens United

$885 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$123 / $347
The Committee to Defend the President

$163 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$32 / $1K
Congressional Black Caucus PAC

$460 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$14 / $26
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund

$309 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$477
$27 / $137
American Hospital Association PAC

$266 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$350
$84 / $0
Senate Majority PAC

$77 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200
$51 / $72
Progressive Turnout Project

$157 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$165
$7 / $1
The Lincoln Project

$55 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$125
$51 / $19
Elbert Guillory's America

$72 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100
$8 / $20
Chc Bold PAC

$32 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36
$2 / $1
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees People

$6 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10
$1 / $3

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Charles Johnson's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Charles Johnson's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$181K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$138K✓ Yes
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$98K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$98K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$98K✓ Yes
Doug CollinsGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$87K✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$51K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine Senate (primary)Supporting$46K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$41K✓ Yes
Anthony J. BrindisiNew York 22nd DistrictAttacking$40K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$37K✗ No
Sri Preston KulkarniTexas 22nd DistrictAttacking$33K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Charles Johnson spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Charles Johnson gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 71% were on the winning side ($1.4M won, $558K lost). $67K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2020?
Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), 1820 PAC ($200K), Georgia United Victory ($128K), Security Is Strength PAC ($110K).
Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $181K, lost); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $138K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $98K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.