Which super PACs did Ken Griffin fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($37M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), National Victory Action Fund ($8.0M), Better Future Mi Fund ($4.0M), 1820 PAC ($1.5M).

Which candidates did Ken Griffin's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $8.3M, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $5.1M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $4.3M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ken Griffin

Individual

CEO, Citadel · Illinois

155 gifts to 12 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Ken Griffin gave $63M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 52% ended up on the winning side ($24M won, $22M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$63M

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

52%

$24M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$22M

Not spent yet

$17M

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 $10M not spent yet	$37M	$15M / $12M
Congressional Leadership Fund $1.1M not spent yet	$10M	$7.0M / $1.3M
National Victory Action Fund $3.7M not spent yet	$8.0M	$108K / $4.2M
Better Future Mi Fund $337K not spent yet	$4.0M	$0 / $3.7M
1820 PAC $158K not spent yet	$1.5M	$1.2M / $139K
Georgia Action Fund $373K not spent yet	$1.0M	$0 / $627K
Esafund $341K not spent yet	$1.0M	$127K / $532K
Priorities for Iowa Political Fund $130K not spent yet	$750K	$612K / $8K
NRSC $7K not spent yet	$37K	$17K / $12K
Republican National Committee $2K not spent yet	$2K	$0 / $52
NRCC $26 not spent yet	$554	$466 / $42
DSCC $152 not spent yet	$400	$39 / $209

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$8.3M	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$5.1M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$4.3M	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$2.4M	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$2.2M	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$2.2M	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$2.1M	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$1.9M	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.2M	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ken Griffin spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Ken Griffin gave $63M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 52% ended up on the winning side ($24M won, $22M lost).
Which super PACs did Ken Griffin fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($37M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), National Victory Action Fund ($8.0M), Better Future Mi Fund ($4.0M), 1820 PAC ($1.5M).
Which candidates did Ken Griffin's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $8.3M, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $5.1M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $4.3M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.