Donor
Gregory Jensen
IndividualCo-Chief Investment Officer, Bridgewater Associates · Connecticut
2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Gregory Jensen gave $1.0M 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, 89% were on the winning side ($685K won, $83K lost). $23 had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
89%
$767K scored (77% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$83K
Not allocated or result unknown
$233K
$233K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $23 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Forward (FF PAC) $233K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $685K / $83K | |
| Justice Democrats PAC $130 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $200 | $29 / $19 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $407K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $274K | ✓ Yes |
| Mary Hegar | Texas Senate | Supporting | $37K | ✗ No |
| John Cornyn | Texas Senate | Attacking | $37K | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $5K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $4K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $4K | ✗ No |
| Jamaal Bowman | New York 16th District (primary) | Supporting | $19 | ✓ Yes |
| Alex Morse | Massachusetts 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $14 | Unknown |
| Kara Eastman | Nebraska 2nd District | Supporting | $10 | ✗ No |
| Eliot L. Engel | New York 16th District (primary) | Attacking | $9 | Unknown |
| Richard E. Neal | Massachusetts 1st District (primary) | Attacking | $8 | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Gregory Jensen spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Gregory Jensen gave $1.0M 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, 89% were on the winning side ($685K won, $83K lost). $23 had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Gregory Jensen fund in 2020?
- Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Justice Democrats PAC ($200).
- Which candidates did Gregory Jensen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $407K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $274K, won); for Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $37K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.