Which super PACs did Linda Cornfield fund in 2020?

Lcv Victory Fund ($370K), Act Now On Climate ($150K), House Majority PAC ($113K), Senate Majority PAC ($75K), DSCC ($71K).

Which candidates did Linda Cornfield's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Jay Inslee (President, about $124K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $68K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $48K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Linda Cornfield

Individual

Retired, Self-Employed · Washington

13 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Linda Cornfield gave $814K 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, 37% ended up on the winning side ($199K won, $331K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$814K

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

37%

$199K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$331K

Not spent yet

$284K

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
Lcv Victory Fund $90K not spent yet	$370K	$139K / $140K
Act Now On Climate $26K not spent yet	$150K	$0 / $0
House Majority PAC $6K not spent yet	$113K	$19K / $86K
Senate Majority PAC $9K not spent yet	$75K	$28K / $39K
DSCC $27K not spent yet	$71K	$7K / $37K
DCCC	$36K	$6K / $30K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jay Inslee	President (primary)	Supporting	$124K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$68K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$48K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$15K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Linda Cornfield spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Linda Cornfield gave $814K 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, 37% ended up on the winning side ($199K won, $331K lost).
Which super PACs did Linda Cornfield fund in 2020?: Lcv Victory Fund ($370K), Act Now On Climate ($150K), House Majority PAC ($113K), Senate Majority PAC ($75K), DSCC ($71K).
Which candidates did Linda Cornfield's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Jay Inslee (President, about $124K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $68K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $48K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.