Donor
Richard Blum
IndividualChairman, Blum Capital Partners · California
2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Richard Blum gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 97% ended up on the winning side ($853K won, $24K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
97%
$853K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$24K
Not spent yet
$123K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unite the Country $123K not spent yet | $1.0M | $853K / $24K | |
| Justice Democrats PAC $14 not spent yet | $50 | $19 / $9 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Richard Blum's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Richard Blum's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President (primary) | Supporting | $846K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $32K | ✗ No |
| Jamaal Bowman | New York 16th District (primary) | Supporting | $10 | ✓ Yes |
| Alex Morse | Massachusetts 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $7 | Unknown |
| Kara Eastman | Nebraska 2nd District | Supporting | $5 | ✗ No |
| Eliot L. Engel | New York 16th District (primary) | Attacking | $5 | ✓ Yes |
| Richard E. Neal | Massachusetts 1st District (primary) | Attacking | $4 | ✗ No |
| Cori Bush | Missouri 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $2 | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Richard Blum spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Richard Blum gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 97% ended up on the winning side ($853K won, $24K lost).
- Which super PACs did Richard Blum fund in 2020?
- Unite the Country ($1.0M), Justice Democrats PAC ($50).
- Which candidates did Richard Blum's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $846K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $32K, lost); for Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $10, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.