Which super PACs did Elizabeth Uihlein fund in 2020?

America First Action ($2.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Republican National Committee ($41K), NRSC ($36K).

Which candidates did Elizabeth Uihlein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $2.1M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $90K, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $85K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elizabeth Uihlein

Individual

President, Uline · Illinois

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

Backed losers

Elizabeth Uihlein gave $3.4M 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, 13% were on the winning side ($345K won, $2.4M lost). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

13%

$2.7M scored (81% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.4M

Not allocated or result unknown

$623K

$606K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $16K 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
America First Action $312K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$0 / $2.2M
Senate Leadership Fund $195K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$171K / $134K
Congressional Leadership Fund $36K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$167K / $31K
Republican National Committee $40K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$0 / $316
NRSC $23K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$7K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$2.1M	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$90K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$50K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Elizabeth Uihlein spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Elizabeth Uihlein gave $3.4M 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, 13% were on the winning side ($345K won, $2.4M lost). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Elizabeth Uihlein fund in 2020?: America First Action ($2.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Republican National Committee ($41K), NRSC ($36K).
Which candidates did Elizabeth Uihlein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $2.1M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $90K, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $85K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.