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John Pritzker

Individual

President, Geolo Capital · California

11 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

John Pritzker gave $3.8M 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, 51% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $1.4M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

51%

$1.4M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

Not spent yet

$979K

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Lmg PAC

$829K not spent yet

$1.5M
$0 / $671K
Senate Majority PAC

$104K not spent yet

$900K
$331K / $465K
Priorities USA Action

$589 not spent yet

$500K
$424K / $75K
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc$500K
$500K / $0
Ab PAC

$23K not spent yet

$150K
$110K / $18K
Independent Alaska$100K
$0 / $100K
The Lincoln Project

$9K not spent yet

$100K
$67K / $24K
DSCC

$13K not spent yet

$36K
$3K / $19K
Save America Fund$5K
$544 / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates John Pritzker's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by John Pritzker's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$578K✓ Yes
Lindsey GrahamSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$572K✗ No
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$530K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$137K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$125K✗ No
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateSupporting$121K✗ No
John JamesMichigan Senate (primary)Attacking$119K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$118K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$109K✗ No
Dan SullivanAlaska SenateAttacking$67K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$63K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$62K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Pritzker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
John Pritzker gave $3.8M 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, 51% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $1.4M lost).
Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2020?
Lmg PAC ($1.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($900K), Priorities USA Action ($500K), Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($500K), Ab PAC ($150K).
Which candidates did John Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $578K, won); against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $572K, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $530K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.