Which super PACs did David Cohen fund in 2020?

Nextgen Climate Action Committee ($500K), Senate Majority PAC ($252K), NRCC ($40K), DCCC ($14K), NRSC ($13K).

Which candidates did David Cohen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $93K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $35K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $35K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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David Cohen

Individual

Investor, Simcah Capital Management · North Carolina

251 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

David Cohen gave $831K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 88% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 59% ended up on the winning side ($237K won, $168K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$831K

88% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

59%

$237K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$168K

Not spent yet

$427K

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
Nextgen Climate Action Committee $387K not spent yet	$500K	$100K / $13K
Senate Majority PAC $29K not spent yet	$252K	$93K / $130K
NRCC $2K not spent yet	$40K	$34K / $3K
DCCC	$14K	$2K / $11K
NRSC $3K not spent yet	$13K	$6K / $4K
DSCC $3K not spent yet	$9K	$841 / $4K
Republican National Committee $992 not spent yet	$1K	$0 / $34
The Lincoln Project $73 not spent yet	$794	$530 / $191
House Majority PAC $29 not spent yet	$500	$87 / $383
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund	$500	$80 / $407
Moveon.Org Political Action $115 not spent yet	$470	$251 / $102
Senate Conservatives Fund	$450	$193 / $194
Progressive Turnout Project $251 not spent yet	$300	$42 / $7
Voter Protection Project $124 not spent yet	$250	$94 / $20
End Citizens United $15 not spent yet	$155	$37 / $104

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$93K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$27K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$11K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$6K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did David Cohen spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: David Cohen gave $831K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 88% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 59% ended up on the winning side ($237K won, $168K lost).
Which super PACs did David Cohen fund in 2020?: Nextgen Climate Action Committee ($500K), Senate Majority PAC ($252K), NRCC ($40K), DCCC ($14K), NRSC ($13K).
Which candidates did David Cohen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $93K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $35K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $35K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.