Which super PACs did James Simons fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($9.5M), House Majority PAC ($5.0M), Priorities USA Action ($4.0M), Unite the Country ($3.0M), DSCC ($36K).

Which candidates did James Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $4.2M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $1.9M, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $1.4M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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James Simons

Individual

Money Manager, Renaissance Technologies · New York

19 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

James Simons gave $22M 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, 52% ended up on the winning side ($10M won, $9.4M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$22M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

52%

$10M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$9.4M

Not spent yet

$1.8M

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
Senate Majority PAC $1.1M not spent yet	$9.5M	$3.5M / $4.9M
House Majority PAC $288K not spent yet	$5.0M	$865K / $3.8M
Priorities USA Action $5K not spent yet	$4.0M	$3.4M / $602K
Unite the Country $368K not spent yet	$3.0M	$2.6M / $72K
DSCC $13K not spent yet	$36K	$3K / $19K
NRSC $536 not spent yet	$3K	$1K / $879
Georgia United Victory $6 not spent yet	$500	$349 / $145
Moveon.Org Political Action $11 not spent yet	$45	$24 / $10

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$4.2M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$1.9M	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$620K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$616K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$315K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$286K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$278K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Simons spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: James Simons gave $22M 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, 52% ended up on the winning side ($10M won, $9.4M lost).
Which super PACs did James Simons fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($9.5M), House Majority PAC ($5.0M), Priorities USA Action ($4.0M), Unite the Country ($3.0M), DSCC ($36K).
Which candidates did James Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $4.2M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $1.9M, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $1.4M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.