Which super PACs did Haim Saban fund in 2020?

House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.5M), DCCC ($36K), Votevets ($10K).

Which candidates did Haim Saban's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against John James (Michigan Senate, about $200K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $200K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $197K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Haim Saban

Individual

CEO, Saban Entertainment · California

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

Loser

Haim Saban gave $4.1M 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, 27% ended up on the winning side ($999K won, $2.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$4.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

27%

$999K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.7M

Not spent yet

$330K

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
House Majority PAC $144K not spent yet	$2.5M	$433K / $1.9M
Senate Majority PAC $175K not spent yet	$1.5M	$555K / $780K
DCCC	$36K	$6K / $30K
Votevets $2K not spent yet	$10K	$5K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$200K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$200K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$197K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$184K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$160K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$127K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$97K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$90K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$86K	✓ Yes
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$80K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$80K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$75K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Haim Saban spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Haim Saban gave $4.1M 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, 27% ended up on the winning side ($999K won, $2.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Haim Saban fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.5M), DCCC ($36K), Votevets ($10K).
Which candidates did Haim Saban's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against John James (Michigan Senate, about $200K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $200K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $197K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.