Donor
Wayne Laufer
IndividualRetired, Retired · Florida
3 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Wayne Laufer gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($827K won, $618K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.6M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
57%
$827K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$618K
Not spent yet
$105K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity Action $98K not spent yet | $1.6M | $827K / $618K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Wayne Laufer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Wayne Laufer's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $406K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $272K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $108K | ✗ No |
| John Cornyn | Texas Senate | Supporting | $102K | ✓ Yes |
| Roger Marshall | Kansas Senate | Supporting | $87K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Daines | Montana Senate | Supporting | $86K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $78K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $36K | ✓ Yes |
| Cory Gardner | Colorado Senate | Supporting | $24K | ✗ No |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $23K | ✗ No |
| Nick J. Freitas | Virginia 7th District | Supporting | $15K | ✗ No |
| Scott Perry | Pennsylvania 10th District | Supporting | $12K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Wayne Laufer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Wayne Laufer gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($827K won, $618K lost).
- Which super PACs did Wayne Laufer fund in 2020?
- Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.6M).
- Which candidates did Wayne Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $406K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $272K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $108K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.