Donor
Jean Manas
IndividualCEO, Foros · New York
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Jean Manas gave $1.0M 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, 16% ended up on the winning side ($491 won, $3K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
16%
$491 of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$3K
Not spent yet
$1.0M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen Table Conversations PAC | $1.0M | $0 / $0 | |
| DSCC $2K not spent yet | $5K | $491 / $3K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Jean Manas's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Jean Manas's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy J. Klobuchar | President (primary) | Supporting | $1.0M | Unknown |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $947 | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $823 | ✗ No |
| Steve Daines | Montana Senate | Attacking | $626 | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $221 | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $158 | ✗ No |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $131 | ✓ Yes |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $131 | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Supporting | $55 | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $4 | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $4 | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Jean Manas spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Jean Manas gave $1.0M 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, 16% ended up on the winning side ($491 won, $3K lost).
- Which super PACs did Jean Manas fund in 2020?
- Kitchen Table Conversations PAC ($1.0M), DSCC ($5K).
- Which candidates did Jean Manas's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Amy J. Klobuchar (President, about $1.0M, unknown); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $947, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $823, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.