Which super PACs did Michael Moritz fund in 2020?

Ab PAC ($3.0M), Pacronym ($1.5M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($450K), The Lincoln Project ($100K), NRSC ($750).

Which candidates did Michael Moritz's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $3.2M, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $465K, won); against Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $213K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Moritz

Individual

Partner, Sequoia Capital · California

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

Winner

Michael Moritz gave $5.1M 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, 81% ended up on the winning side ($3.5M won, $790K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$5.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

81%

$3.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$790K

Not spent yet

$794K

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
Ab PAC $451K not spent yet	$3.0M	$2.2M / $354K
Pacronym $186K not spent yet	$1.5M	$1.0M / $291K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $147K not spent yet	$450K	$182K / $121K
The Lincoln Project $9K not spent yet	$100K	$67K / $24K
NRSC $149 not spent yet	$750	$357 / $244
Republican National Committee $208 not spent yet	$215	$0 / $7

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$3.2M	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$465K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$213K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$148K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Karen Handel	Georgia 6th District	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes
Beth Van Duyne	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Rich McCormick	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$7K	✓ Yes
Al Gross	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$5K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Moritz spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Michael Moritz gave $5.1M 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, 81% ended up on the winning side ($3.5M won, $790K lost).
Which super PACs did Michael Moritz fund in 2020?: Ab PAC ($3.0M), Pacronym ($1.5M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($450K), The Lincoln Project ($100K), NRSC ($750).
Which candidates did Michael Moritz's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $3.2M, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $465K, won); against Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $213K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.