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Henry Laufer

Individual

Retired, Renaissance Technologies · Florida

8 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Henry Laufer gave $3.5M 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, 50% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.3M lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

50%

$2.7M scored (76% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$837K

$833K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K 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
House Majority PAC

$150K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$174K / $772K
Senate Majority PAC

$383K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$256K / $360K
Ab PAC

$183K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$625K
$381K / $61K
Priorities USA Action

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$420K / $75K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund

$87K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$98K / $65K
DSCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Henry Laufer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Henry Laufer's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$569K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$229K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$136K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$115K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$110K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$85K✗ No
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$78K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$77K✗ No
Michelle SteelCalifornia 48th DistrictAttacking$51K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$50K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$45K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$38K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Henry Laufer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Henry Laufer gave $3.5M 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, 50% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.3M lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Henry Laufer fund in 2020?
House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Ab PAC ($625K), Priorities USA Action ($500K), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($250K).
Which candidates did Henry Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $569K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $229K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $136K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.