Which super PACs did Robert Reynolds fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($700K), Republican National Committee ($77K), NRSC ($73K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($50K), Security Is Strength PAC ($50K).

Which candidates did Robert Reynolds's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $153K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $87K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $61K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Robert Reynolds

Individual

Executive, Putnam Investments · Massachusetts

598 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Robert Reynolds gave $989K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 61% ended up on the winning side ($415K won, $270K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$989K

95% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

61%

$415K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$270K

Not spent yet

$304K

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 Leadership Fund $198K not spent yet	$700K	$281K / $221K
Republican National Committee $75K not spent yet	$77K	$0 / $3K
NRSC $15K not spent yet	$73K	$35K / $24K
Congressional Leadership Fund $5K not spent yet	$50K	$35K / $6K
Security Is Strength PAC $3K not spent yet	$50K	$44K / $3K
DCCC	$10K	$2K / $9K
American Working Families	$10K	$10K / $0
The Lincoln Project $734 not spent yet	$8K	$5K / $2K
Chc Bold PAC $2K not spent yet	$3K	$325 / $271
NRCC $128 not spent yet	$3K	$2K / $208
Progressive Turnout Project $1K not spent yet	$1K	$204 / $33
Great America PAC	$1K	$0 / $1K
The Committee to Defend the President	$970	$29 / $941
House Majority PAC $32 not spent yet	$555	$96 / $425
Congressional Black Caucus PAC $292 not spent yet	$391	$35 / $64

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$153K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Reynolds spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Robert Reynolds gave $989K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 61% ended up on the winning side ($415K won, $270K lost).
Which super PACs did Robert Reynolds fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($700K), Republican National Committee ($77K), NRSC ($73K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($50K), Security Is Strength PAC ($50K).
Which candidates did Robert Reynolds's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $153K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $87K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $61K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.