Which super PACs did Jonathan Gray fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M), House Majority PAC ($250K), Unite the Country ($50K), DSCC ($36K), DCCC ($36K).

Which candidates did Jonathan Gray's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $270K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $268K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $265K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jonathan Gray

Individual

Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group · New York

9 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Jonathan Gray gave $2.4M 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, 39% ended up on the winning side ($831K won, $1.3M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

39%

$831K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.3M

Not spent yet

$267K

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 Majority PAC $232K not spent yet	$2.0M	$735K / $1.0M
House Majority PAC $14K not spent yet	$250K	$43K / $192K
Unite the Country $6K not spent yet	$50K	$43K / $1K
DSCC $14K not spent yet	$36K	$4K / $19K
DCCC	$36K	$6K / $30K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$270K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$268K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$265K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$242K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$212K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$116K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$66K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$56K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$42K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$38K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jonathan Gray spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Jonathan Gray gave $2.4M 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, 39% ended up on the winning side ($831K won, $1.3M lost).
Which super PACs did Jonathan Gray fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M), House Majority PAC ($250K), Unite the Country ($50K), DSCC ($36K), DCCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Jonathan Gray's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $270K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $268K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $265K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.