Which super PACs did Steven Spielberg fund in 2020?

Priorities USA Action ($500K), Pacronym ($500K), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), Ab PAC ($250K), House Majority PAC ($125K).

Which candidates did Steven Spielberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $712K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $341K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $51K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Steven Spielberg

Individual

Co-Founder, Dreamworks Animation · California

6 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Steven Spielberg gave $1.7M 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, 71% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $445K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

71%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$445K

Not spent yet

$150K

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
Priorities USA Action $589 not spent yet	$500K	$424K / $75K
Pacronym $62K not spent yet	$500K	$341K / $97K
Senate Majority PAC $29K not spent yet	$250K	$92K / $129K
Ab PAC $38K not spent yet	$250K	$183K / $29K
House Majority PAC $7K not spent yet	$125K	$22K / $96K
DSCC $13K not spent yet	$36K	$3K / $19K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$712K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$341K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$51K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$30K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$8K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Steven Spielberg spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Steven Spielberg gave $1.7M 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, 71% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $445K lost).
Which super PACs did Steven Spielberg fund in 2020?: Priorities USA Action ($500K), Pacronym ($500K), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), Ab PAC ($250K), House Majority PAC ($125K).
Which candidates did Steven Spielberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $712K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $341K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $51K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.