Donor
Cherna Moskowitz
IndividualPresident, Hawaiian Gardens Casino · Florida
7 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Cherna Moskowitz gave $3.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 18% were on the winning side ($471K won, $2.2M lost). $52K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$3.2M
100% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
18%
$2.6M scored (83% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$2.2M
Not allocated or result unknown
$548K
$497K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $52K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| America First Action $284K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2.3M | $0 / $2.0M | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $72K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $500K | $334K / $62K | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $98K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $85K / $67K | |
| House Freedom Action $20K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $90K | $45K / $6K | |
| NRSC $23K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $36K | $7K / $5K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Attacking | $1.9M | ✗ No |
| Joe Biden | President (primary) | Attacking | $77K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $46K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Xochitl Torres Small | New Mexico 2nd District | Attacking | $20K | ✓ Yes |
| Anthony J. Brindisi | New York 22nd District | Attacking | $20K | ✓ Yes |
| Sri Preston Kulkarni | Texas 22nd District | Attacking | $16K | ✓ Yes |
| Max N. Rose | New York 11th District | Attacking | $16K | ✓ Yes |
| Carolyn Bordeaux | Georgia 7th District | Attacking | $15K | Unknown |
| Christy Smith | California 25th District | Attacking | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Eugenio DePasquale | Pennsylvania 10th District | Attacking | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $14K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Cherna Moskowitz spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Cherna Moskowitz gave $3.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 18% were on the winning side ($471K won, $2.2M lost). $52K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Cherna Moskowitz fund in 2020?
- America First Action ($2.3M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($250K), House Freedom Action ($90K), NRSC ($36K).
- Which candidates did Cherna Moskowitz's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Joe Biden (President, about $1.9M, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $77K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $46K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.