Which super PACs did Fredric Eshelman fund in 2020?

Our American Century ($7.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1K).

Which candidates did Fredric Eshelman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $3.1M, lost); for Donald Trump (President, about $1.9M, lost); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $40, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Fredric Eshelman

Individual

Sole Manager, Eshelman Ventures LLC · North Carolina

4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Fredric Eshelman gave $7.0M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($667 won, $5.0M lost). $65 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$7.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$5.0M scored (72% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$5.0M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.0M

$2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $65 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Our American Century $2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$7.0M		$0 / $5.0M
Congressional Leadership Fund $143 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1K		$667 / $124

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$3.1M	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$1.9M	✗ No
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$40	✓ Yes
Sri Preston Kulkarni	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$33	✓ Yes
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Attacking	$31	✓ Yes
Carolyn Bordeaux	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$29	Unknown
Christy Smith	California 25th District	Attacking	$29	✓ Yes
Xochitl Torres Small	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$27	✓ Yes
Collin C. Peterson	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$27	✓ Yes
Kendra S. Horn	Oklahoma 5th District	Attacking	$26	✓ Yes
Candace Valenzuela	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$26	✓ Yes
Jackie Gordon	New York 2nd District	Attacking	$24	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Fredric Eshelman spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Fredric Eshelman gave $7.0M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($667 won, $5.0M lost). $65 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Fredric Eshelman fund in 2020?: Our American Century ($7.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1K).
Which candidates did Fredric Eshelman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $3.1M, lost); for Donald Trump (President, about $1.9M, lost); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $40, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.