Which super PACs did Anne Bass fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.2M), Women Vote! ($350K), DCCC ($36K), DSCC ($36K), The Lincoln Project ($10K).

Which candidates did Anne Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $207K, lost); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $174K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $170K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Anne Bass

Individual

Founder, Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Foundation · Texas

9 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Anne Bass gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 37% ended up on the winning side ($561K won, $950K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

37%

$561K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$950K

Not spent yet

$165K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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
Senate Majority PAC $144K not spent yet	$1.2M	$458K / $643K
Women Vote!	$350K	$87K / $257K
DCCC	$36K	$6K / $30K
DSCC $13K not spent yet	$36K	$3K / $19K
The Lincoln Project $918 not spent yet	$10K	$7K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$207K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$174K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$170K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$165K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$151K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$73K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$52K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$51K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$43K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$25K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Anne Bass spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Anne Bass gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 37% ended up on the winning side ($561K won, $950K lost).
Which super PACs did Anne Bass fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.2M), Women Vote! ($350K), DCCC ($36K), DSCC ($36K), The Lincoln Project ($10K).
Which candidates did Anne Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $207K, lost); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $174K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $170K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.