Which super PACs did Jacklyn Bezos fund in 2020?

With Honor Fund, Inc. ($1.0M), DCCC ($5K).

Which candidates did Jacklyn Bezos's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Donald Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $91K, won); for Jared F. Golden (Maine 2nd District, about $89K, won); for Jason Church (Wisconsin 7th District, about $88K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Jacklyn Bezos

Individual

Not Employed · Washington

2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Jacklyn Bezos gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 51% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($597K won, $169K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

51% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

78%

$597K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$169K

No result matched

$256K

Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
With Honor Fund, Inc.	$1.0M		$596K / $165K
DCCC	$5K		$844 / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Bacon	Nebraska 2nd District	Supporting	$91K	✓ Yes
Jared F. Golden	Maine 2nd District	Supporting	$89K	✓ Yes
Jason Church	Wisconsin 7th District	Supporting	$88K	Unknown
Jackie Gordon	New York 2nd District	Supporting	$87K	✗ No
Elaine G. Luria	Virginia 2nd District	Supporting	$85K	✓ Yes
Van Taylor	Texas 3rd District	Supporting	$83K	✓ Yes
Bill Clifford	Kansas 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$65K	Unknown
Dan Driscoll	North Carolina 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$56K	Unknown
Conor Lamb	Pennsylvania 17th District	Supporting	$40K	✓ Yes
Gil Cisneros	California 39th District	Supporting	$40K	✗ No
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Supporting	$38K	✗ No
August Pfluger	Texas 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$33K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jacklyn Bezos spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Jacklyn Bezos gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 51% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($597K won, $169K lost).
Which super PACs did Jacklyn Bezos fund in 2020?: With Honor Fund, Inc. ($1.0M), DCCC ($5K).
Which candidates did Jacklyn Bezos's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Donald Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $91K, won); for Jared F. Golden (Maine 2nd District, about $89K, won); for Jason Church (Wisconsin 7th District, about $88K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.