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Elizabeth Simons

Individual

Retired, Heising-Simons Foundation · California

34 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Elizabeth Simons gave $1.3M 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, 34% were on the winning side ($281K won, $552K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

34%

$832K scored (63% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$552K

Not allocated or result unknown

$494K

$490K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K 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
Senate Majority PAC

$194K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$505K
$129K / $182K
House Majority PAC

$68K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$79K / $351K
Win Justice

$176K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$69K / $2K
DSCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $9K
DCCC

$26K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $8K
Republican National Committee

$531 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$535
$0 / $4
NRSC

$128 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$196
$41 / $28
The Committee to Defend the President

$20 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150
$4 / $127

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Elizabeth Simons's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Elizabeth Simons's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$67K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$49K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$49K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$43K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$40K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$34K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$24K✗ No
Michelle SteelCalifornia 48th DistrictAttacking$23K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$21K✓ Yes
Jeff Van DrewNew Jersey 2nd DistrictAttacking$17K✗ No
Mike GarciaCalifornia 25th DistrictAttacking$15K✗ No
Michelle FischbachMinnesota 7th DistrictAttacking$15K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Elizabeth Simons spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Elizabeth Simons gave $1.3M 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, 34% were on the winning side ($281K won, $552K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Elizabeth Simons fund in 2020?
Senate Majority PAC ($505K), House Majority PAC ($500K), Win Justice ($250K), DSCC ($36K), DCCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Elizabeth Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $67K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $49K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $49K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.