Which super PACs did Jeffrey Katzenberg fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.3M), The Lincoln Project ($100K), Priorities USA Action ($100K), Pacronym ($100K), DSCC ($36K).

Which candidates did Jeffrey Katzenberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $305K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $301K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $298K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jeffrey Katzenberg

Individual

CEO, Dream Works Animation · California

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

Mixed

Jeffrey Katzenberg gave $2.6M 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, 46% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.2M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

46%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.2M

Not spent yet

$296K

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 $261K not spent yet	$2.3M	$827K / $1.2M
The Lincoln Project $9K not spent yet	$100K	$67K / $24K
Priorities USA Action $118 not spent yet	$100K	$85K / $15K
Pacronym $12K not spent yet	$100K	$68K / $19K
DSCC $13K not spent yet	$36K	$3K / $19K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$305K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$301K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$298K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$273K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$244K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$167K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$149K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$132K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$75K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$72K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$68K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$63K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jeffrey Katzenberg spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Jeffrey Katzenberg gave $2.6M 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, 46% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.2M lost).
Which super PACs did Jeffrey Katzenberg fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.3M), The Lincoln Project ($100K), Priorities USA Action ($100K), Pacronym ($100K), DSCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Jeffrey Katzenberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $305K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $301K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $298K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.