Which super PACs did Joe Ricketts fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), House Freedom Fund ($1K).

Which candidates did Joe Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $207K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $115K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $60K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Joe Ricketts

Individual

Businessman & Philanthropist, TD Ameritrade founder · Wyoming

2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Joe Ricketts gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($402K won, $316K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

97% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

56%

$402K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$316K

Not spent yet

$283K

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $283K not spent yet	$1.0M		$402K / $316K
House Freedom Fund $330 not spent yet	$1K		$365 / $267

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$207K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$115K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$30K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Joe Ricketts spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Joe Ricketts gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($402K won, $316K lost).
Which super PACs did Joe Ricketts fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), House Freedom Fund ($1K).
Which candidates did Joe Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $207K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $115K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $60K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.