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Deborah Simon

Individual

Retired, Self-Employed · Indiana

167 reported gifts; 17 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Deborah Simon gave $14M 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, 69% were on the winning side ($6.3M won, $2.7M lost). $118K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

69%

$9.0M scored (63% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.7M

Not allocated or result unknown

$5.4M

$5.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $118K 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
Ab PAC

$1.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$6.0M
$3.7M / $589K
Senate Majority PAC

$1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3.5M
$899K / $1.3M
Planned Parenthood Votes

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.8M
$416K / $200K
Votevets

$338K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$415K / $232K
Unite the Country

$137K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$600K
$451K / $13K
Supermajority PAC

$258K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$242K / $0
House Majority PAC

$68K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$79K / $351K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund

$69K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$78K / $52K
End Citizens United

$64K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$97K
$9K / $25K
DSCC

$50K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$71K
$3K / $18K
Congressional Black Caucus PAC

$22K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$24K
$659 / $1K
Progressive Turnout Project

$13K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$14K
$565 / $92
Voter Protection Project

$9K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$11K
$1K / $399
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$4K
$423 / $422
Committee to Protect Medicare PAC

$621 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$862 / $17
Republican National Committee

$992 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$0 / $8
Ditch Fund

$49 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100
$5 / $46

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Deborah Simon's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Deborah Simon's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$3.4M✓ Yes
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$667K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$602K✗ No
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$524K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$424K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$358K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$348K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$285K✗ No
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$275K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$184K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$176K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$174K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Deborah Simon spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Deborah Simon gave $14M 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, 69% were on the winning side ($6.3M won, $2.7M lost). $118K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Deborah Simon fund in 2020?
Ab PAC ($6.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($3.5M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.8M), Votevets ($1.1M), Unite the Country ($600K).
Which candidates did Deborah Simon's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $3.4M, won); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $667K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $602K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.