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Daniel Pritzker

Individual

Film Producer, Self Employed · Texas

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Daniel Pritzker gave $1.0M 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, 60% were on the winning side ($392K won, $261K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

60%

$653K scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$261K

Not allocated or result unknown

$348K

$348K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund

$347K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$392K / $261K
Progressive Turnout Project

$476 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$20 / $3

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Daniel Pritzker's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Daniel Pritzker's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$165K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$126K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$119K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$84K✗ No
Karen HandelGeorgia 6th DistrictAttacking$54K✓ Yes
Beth Van DuyneTexas 24th DistrictAttacking$24K✗ No
Troy NehlsTexas 22nd DistrictAttacking$24K✗ No
Rich McCormickGeorgia 7th DistrictAttacking$19K✓ Yes
Cory GardnerColorado SenateAttacking$15K✓ Yes
Wesley HuntTexas 7th DistrictAttacking$7K✓ Yes
Tony GonzalesTexas 23rd DistrictAttacking$6K✗ No
Lucy McBathGeorgia 6th DistrictSupporting$5K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Daniel Pritzker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Daniel Pritzker gave $1.0M 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, 60% were on the winning side ($392K won, $261K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Daniel Pritzker fund in 2020?
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($1.0M), Progressive Turnout Project ($500).
Which candidates did Daniel Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $165K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $126K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $119K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.