Which super PACs did John Dyson fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($700K), Georgia United Victory ($250K), 1820 PAC ($175K), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K).

Which candidates did John Dyson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Doug Collins (Georgia Senate (special), about $176K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $154K, lost); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $137K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

John Dyson

Individual

Bus. Exec, Millbrook Capital · New York

7 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

John Dyson gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 81% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 68% ended up on the winning side ($685K won, $315K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

81% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

68%

$685K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$315K

Not spent yet

$225K

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 $198K not spent yet	$700K	$281K / $221K
Georgia United Victory $3K not spent yet	$250K	$175K / $73K
1820 PAC $18K not spent yet	$175K	$140K / $16K
Security Is Strength PAC $6K not spent yet	$100K	$89K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special) (primary)	Attacking	$176K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$154K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$137K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$94K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$80K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$42K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Supporting	$41K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$28K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$27K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$27K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Dyson spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: John Dyson gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 81% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 68% ended up on the winning side ($685K won, $315K lost).
Which super PACs did John Dyson fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($700K), Georgia United Victory ($250K), 1820 PAC ($175K), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K).
Which candidates did John Dyson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Doug Collins (Georgia Senate (special), about $176K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $154K, lost); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $137K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.