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Eric Laufer

Individual

Engineer, Laufer Wind Group · New York

9 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Eric Laufer gave $2.0M 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, 55% were on the winning side ($776K won, $642K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

55%

$1.4M scored (69% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$642K

Not allocated or result unknown

$624K

$617K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $8K 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

$255K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$665K
$170K / $239K
Lcv Victory Fund

$186K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$600K
$205K / $207K
Priorities USA Action

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$400K
$336K / $60K
DSCC

$100K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$142K
$7K / $35K
Edf Action Votes

$32K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$40K / $24K
House Majority PAC

$14K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$16K / $70K
DCCC

$26K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Eric Laufer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Eric Laufer's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$275K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$229K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$110K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$89K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$86K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$63K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$59K✓ Yes
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$58K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$55K✓ Yes
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$30K✗ No
Lindsey GrahamSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$24K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$22K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Eric Laufer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Eric Laufer gave $2.0M 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, 55% were on the winning side ($776K won, $642K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Eric Laufer fund in 2020?
Senate Majority PAC ($665K), Lcv Victory Fund ($600K), Priorities USA Action ($400K), DSCC ($142K), Edf Action Votes ($100K).
Which candidates did Eric Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $275K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $229K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $110K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.