Which super PACs did Thomas Smith fund in 2020?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($675K), NRSC ($67K), Senate Leadership Fund ($50K), America First Action ($50K), Security Is Strength PAC ($25K).

Which candidates did Thomas Smith's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $179K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $120K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $64K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Thomas Smith

Individual

Managing Partner, Prescott Investors · Florida

684 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Thomas Smith gave $939K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 55% ended up on the winning side ($454K won, $375K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$939K

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

55%

$454K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$375K

Not spent yet

$110K

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
Americans for Prosperity Action $43K not spent yet	$675K	$360K / $269K
NRSC $13K not spent yet	$67K	$32K / $22K
Senate Leadership Fund $14K not spent yet	$50K	$20K / $16K
America First Action $3K not spent yet	$50K	$0 / $47K
Security Is Strength PAC $2K not spent yet	$25K	$22K / $1K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $11K not spent yet	$25K	$8K / $6K
Republican National Committee $13K not spent yet	$14K	$0 / $446
DSCC $2K not spent yet	$6K	$615 / $3K
Voter Protection Project $3K not spent yet	$5K	$2K / $405
The Committee to Defend the President	$5K	$148 / $5K
NRCC $169 not spent yet	$4K	$3K / $277
The Lincoln Project $235 not spent yet	$3K	$2K / $617
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association	$3K	$2K / $241
Senate Majority PAC $190 not spent yet	$2K	$602 / $845
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund	$1K	$175 / $888

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$179K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$120K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Supporting	$45K	✓ Yes
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$11K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Smith spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Smith gave $939K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 55% ended up on the winning side ($454K won, $375K lost).
Which super PACs did Thomas Smith fund in 2020?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($675K), NRSC ($67K), Senate Leadership Fund ($50K), America First Action ($50K), Security Is Strength PAC ($25K).
Which candidates did Thomas Smith's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $179K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $120K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $64K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.