Which super PACs did Eric Schmidt fund in 2020?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.6M), DSCC ($36K), NRSC ($360), NRCC ($260).

Which candidates did Eric Schmidt's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $1.0M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $705K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $218K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Eric Schmidt

Individual

Technical Advisor, Alphabet Inc. · California

12 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Eric Schmidt gave $4.2M 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 ($2.3M won, $1.1M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$4.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

69%

$2.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not spent yet

$779K

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
Future Forward (FF PAC) $579K not spent yet	$2.5M	$1.7M / $210K
Senate Majority PAC $186K not spent yet	$1.6M	$591K / $830K
DSCC $13K not spent yet	$36K	$3K / $19K
NRSC $71 not spent yet	$360	$171 / $117
NRCC $12 not spent yet	$260	$219 / $20

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$1.0M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$705K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$218K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$216K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$213K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$205K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$183K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$148K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$108K	✗ No
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Supporting	$98K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$93K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Eric Schmidt spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Eric Schmidt gave $4.2M 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 ($2.3M won, $1.1M lost).
Which super PACs did Eric Schmidt fund in 2020?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.6M), DSCC ($36K), NRSC ($360), NRCC ($260).
Which candidates did Eric Schmidt's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $1.0M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $705K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $218K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.