Which super PACs did Joseph Kaempfer Jr. fund in 2020?

Ab PAC ($550K), Senate Majority PAC ($260K), House Majority PAC ($250K), The Lincoln Project ($165K), DSCC ($71K).

Which candidates did Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $508K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $70K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $54K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Joseph Kaempfer Jr.

Individual

Executive, Mcarthur Glen Group · Virginia

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

Mixed

Joseph Kaempfer Jr. gave $1.5M 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, 56% ended up on the winning side ($705K won, $564K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

56%

$705K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$564K

Not spent yet

$207K

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
Ab PAC $83K not spent yet	$550K	$402K / $65K
Senate Majority PAC $30K not spent yet	$260K	$96K / $134K
House Majority PAC $14K not spent yet	$250K	$43K / $192K
The Lincoln Project $15K not spent yet	$165K	$110K / $40K
DSCC $27K not spent yet	$71K	$7K / $37K
Votevets $11K not spent yet	$65K	$30K / $17K
Women Vote!	$60K	$15K / $44K
Lmg PAC $17K not spent yet	$30K	$0 / $13K
Ditch Fund	$25K	$2K / $23K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$508K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$70K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$54K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky Senate	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$16K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Joseph Kaempfer Jr. spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Joseph Kaempfer Jr. gave $1.5M 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, 56% ended up on the winning side ($705K won, $564K lost).
Which super PACs did Joseph Kaempfer Jr. fund in 2020?: Ab PAC ($550K), Senate Majority PAC ($260K), House Majority PAC ($250K), The Lincoln Project ($165K), DSCC ($71K).
Which candidates did Joseph Kaempfer Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $508K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $70K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $54K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.