Which super PACs did Daniel Devos fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($450K), Better Future Mi Fund ($250K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), America First Action ($200K), NRSC ($71K).

Which candidates did Daniel Devos's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $243K, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $187K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $104K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Daniel Devos

Individual

Executive, Rdv Corporation · Michigan

14 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Daniel Devos gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($415K won, $635K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

40%

$415K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$635K

Not spent yet

$291K

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 Leadership Fund $127K not spent yet	$450K	$181K / $142K
Better Future Mi Fund $21K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $229K
Congressional Leadership Fund $27K not spent yet	$250K	$174K / $32K
America First Action $13K not spent yet	$200K	$0 / $187K
NRSC $14K not spent yet	$71K	$34K / $23K
Republican National Committee $69K not spent yet	$71K	$0 / $2K
Americans for Prosperity Action $3K not spent yet	$50K	$27K / $20K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$243K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$187K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$104K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$14K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Daniel Devos spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Daniel Devos gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($415K won, $635K lost).
Which super PACs did Daniel Devos fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($450K), Better Future Mi Fund ($250K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), America First Action ($200K), NRSC ($71K).
Which candidates did Daniel Devos's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $243K, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $187K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $104K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.