Which super PACs did David Desjardins fund in 2020?

Ab PAC ($500K), Votevets ($250K), Lcv Victory Fund ($100K), Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($296), The Lincoln Project ($100).

Which candidates did David Desjardins's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $277K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $50K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $49K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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David Desjardins

Individual

Consultant, Self Employed · California

28 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

David Desjardins gave $850K 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, 76% were on the winning side ($433K won, $136K lost). $26K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$850K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

76%

$570K scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$136K

Not allocated or result unknown

$281K

$254K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $26K 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	Won / lost
Ab PAC $146K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$305K / $49K
Votevets $77K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$94K / $53K
Lcv Victory Fund $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$34K / $34K
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association $208 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$296	$80 / $9
The Lincoln Project $44 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100	$41 / $15

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$277K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$29K	✓ Yes
Pete Buttigieg	President (primary)	Supporting	$24K	Unknown
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$24K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$11K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$8K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did David Desjardins spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: David Desjardins gave $850K 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, 76% were on the winning side ($433K won, $136K lost). $26K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did David Desjardins fund in 2020?: Ab PAC ($500K), Votevets ($250K), Lcv Victory Fund ($100K), Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($296), The Lincoln Project ($100).
Which candidates did David Desjardins's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $277K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $50K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $49K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.