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Michael Jd Sacks

Individual

Chairman, Grosvenor Capital Management · Illinois

18 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Michael Jd Sacks gave $2.5M 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, 69% ended up on the winning side ($1.6M won, $725K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

69%

$1.6M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$725K

Not spent yet

$165K

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
Priorities USA Action

$1K not spent yet

$1.0M
$848K / $150K
Senate Majority PAC

$58K not spent yet

$500K
$184K / $258K
Ab PAC

$60K not spent yet

$400K
$293K / $47K
Unite the Country

$31K not spent yet

$250K
$213K / $6K
House Majority PAC

$12K not spent yet

$200K
$35K / $153K
Women Vote!$150K
$37K / $110K
The Lincoln Project

$73 not spent yet

$800
$534 / $193

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Michael Jd Sacks's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Michael Jd Sacks's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$753K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$649K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$91K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$89K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$81K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$80K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan Senate (primary)Attacking$66K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$59K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$47K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$32K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$29K✓ Yes
John CornynTexas SenateAttacking$21K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Jd Sacks spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Michael Jd Sacks gave $2.5M 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, 69% ended up on the winning side ($1.6M won, $725K lost).
Which super PACs did Michael Jd Sacks fund in 2020?
Priorities USA Action ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), Ab PAC ($400K), Unite the Country ($250K), House Majority PAC ($200K).
Which candidates did Michael Jd Sacks's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $753K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $649K, won); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $91K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.