Which super PACs did Thomas Peed fund in 2020?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.5M), NRCC ($71K), Save the US Senate PAC ($5K).

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

against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $65K, won); against Sri Preston Kulkarni (Texas 22nd District, about $51K, won); against Max N. Rose (New York 11th District, about $50K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Thomas Peed

Individual

CEO, Sand Hills Publishing · Nebraska

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

Winner

Thomas Peed 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, 84% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $203K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

84%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$203K

Not spent yet

$268K

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
Congressional Leadership Fund $164K not spent yet	$1.5M	$1.0M / $194K
NRCC $3K not spent yet	$71K	$60K / $5K
Save the US Senate PAC $951 not spent yet	$5K	$0 / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$65K	✓ Yes
Sri Preston Kulkarni	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$51K	✓ Yes
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Attacking	$50K	✓ Yes
Christy Smith	California 25th District	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Xochitl Torres Small	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Carolyn Bordeaux	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$45K	Unknown
Collin C. Peterson	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$44K	✓ Yes
Candace Valenzuela	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Kendra S. Horn	Oklahoma 5th District	Attacking	$42K	✓ Yes
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	Florida 26th District	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
Joe Cunningham	South Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Jackie Gordon	New York 2nd District	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Peed spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Peed 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, 84% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $203K lost).
Which super PACs did Thomas Peed fund in 2020?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.5M), NRCC ($71K), Save the US Senate PAC ($5K).
Which candidates did Thomas Peed's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $65K, won); against Sri Preston Kulkarni (Texas 22nd District, about $51K, won); against Max N. Rose (New York 11th District, about $50K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.