Which super PACs did George Marcus fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($3.5M), House Majority PAC ($3.0M), Priorities USA Action ($2.0M), Unite the Country ($1.0M), Ab PAC ($1.0M).

Which candidates did George Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $1.7M, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $1.7M, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $520K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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George Marcus

Individual

Chairman, The Marcus & Millichap Co. · California

13 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

George Marcus gave $11M 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, 53% ended up on the winning side ($5.1M won, $4.6M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$11M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

53%

$5.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4.6M

Not spent yet

$890K

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 $406K not spent yet	$3.5M	$1.3M / $1.8M
House Majority PAC $173K not spent yet	$3.0M	$519K / $2.3M
Priorities USA Action $2K not spent yet	$2.0M	$1.7M / $301K
Unite the Country $123K not spent yet	$1.0M	$853K / $24K
Ab PAC $150K not spent yet	$1.0M	$732K / $118K
DSCC $27K not spent yet	$71K	$7K / $37K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$520K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$474K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$470K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$463K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$412K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$241K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$234K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$151K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$132K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$116K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did George Marcus spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: George Marcus gave $11M 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, 53% ended up on the winning side ($5.1M won, $4.6M lost).
Which super PACs did George Marcus fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($3.5M), House Majority PAC ($3.0M), Priorities USA Action ($2.0M), Unite the Country ($1.0M), Ab PAC ($1.0M).
Which candidates did George Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $1.7M, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $1.7M, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $520K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.