Donor
Stacy Schusterman
IndividualChair, Samson Energy Company, LLC · Oklahoma
10 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Stacy Schusterman gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 59% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 60% ended up on the winning side ($1.0M won, $676K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.0M
59% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
60%
$1.0M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$676K
Not spent yet
$346K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dmfi PAC | $1.0M | $517K / $311K | |
| Care in Action PAC $75K not spent yet | $500K | $425K / $0 | |
| Americans for Tomorrow's Future $57K not spent yet | $300K | $0 / $243K | |
| Senate Majority PAC $23K not spent yet | $200K | $74K / $103K | |
| DSCC $13K not spent yet | $36K | $3K / $19K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $445K | ✓ Yes |
| Bernard Sanders | President (primary) | Attacking | $268K | ✓ Yes |
| Ilhan Omar | Minnesota 5th District (primary) | Attacking | $243K | ✗ No |
| Eliot L. Engel | New York 16th District (primary) | Supporting | $177K | Unknown |
| Jamaal Bowman | New York 16th District (primary) | Attacking | $124K | ✗ No |
| Sara Jacobs | California 53rd District | Attacking | $81K | ✗ No |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $60K | ✓ Yes |
| Nicole Malliotakis | New York 11th District | Attacking | $35K | ✗ No |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $35K | ✓ Yes |
| Alex Morse | Massachusetts 1st District (primary) | Attacking | $34K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $33K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $32K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Stacy Schusterman spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Stacy Schusterman gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 59% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 60% ended up on the winning side ($1.0M won, $676K lost).
- Which super PACs did Stacy Schusterman fund in 2020?
- Dmfi PAC ($1.0M), Care in Action PAC ($500K), Americans for Tomorrow's Future ($300K), Senate Majority PAC ($200K), DSCC ($36K).
- Which candidates did Stacy Schusterman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $445K, won); against Bernard Sanders (President, about $268K, won); against Ilhan Omar (Minnesota 5th District, about $243K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.