Which super PACs did Thomas Klingenstein fund in 2020?

Club for Growth Action ($3.0M), American Principles Project PAC ($500K), NRCC ($31K).

Which candidates did Thomas Klingenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $735K, lost); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $278K, won); against Abigail A. Spanberger (Virginia 7th District, about $156K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Thomas Klingenstein

Individual

Investment Counselor, Cohen Klingenstein Ll · New York

5 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Thomas Klingenstein gave $3.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 86% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 47% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $1.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

86% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

47%

$1.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.7M

Not spent yet

$354K

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
Club for Growth Action $69K not spent yet	$3.0M	$1.5M / $1.3M
American Principles Project PAC $86K not spent yet	$500K	$4K / $410K
NRCC $1K not spent yet	$31K	$26K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$735K	✗ No
Wendy R. Davis	Texas 21st District	Attacking	$278K	✓ Yes
Abigail A. Spanberger	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$156K	✗ No
Kathleen Williams	Montana at-large House seat	Attacking	$134K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$128K	✗ No
Diane E. Mitsch Bush	Colorado 3rd District	Attacking	$113K	✓ Yes
Hiral Tipirneni	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$103K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$103K	✗ No
Christina Hale	Indiana 5th District	Attacking	$99K	✓ Yes
Byron Donalds	Florida 19th District (primary)	Supporting	$80K	✓ Yes
Carolyn Bourdeaux	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$74K	✗ No
Doug Jones	Alabama Senate	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Klingenstein spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Klingenstein gave $3.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 86% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 47% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $1.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Thomas Klingenstein fund in 2020?: Club for Growth Action ($3.0M), American Principles Project PAC ($500K), NRCC ($31K).
Which candidates did Thomas Klingenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $735K, lost); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $278K, won); against Abigail A. Spanberger (Virginia 7th District, about $156K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.