Which super PACs did Pat Stryker fund in 2020?

Ab PAC ($1.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Women Vote! ($900K), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($250K), Lcv Victory Fund ($100K).

Which candidates did Pat Stryker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $1.3M, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $588K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $125K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Pat Stryker

Individual

Philanthropist, Bohemian Companies · Colorado

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

Winner

Pat Stryker gave $3.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 67% ended up on the winning side ($2.0M won, $1.0M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.6M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

67%

$2.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.0M

Not spent yet

$562K

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
Ab PAC $196K not spent yet	$1.3M	$951K / $153K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $229K not spent yet	$1.0M	$688K / $83K
Women Vote!	$900K	$223K / $660K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $82K not spent yet	$250K	$101K / $67K
Lcv Victory Fund $24K not spent yet	$100K	$37K / $38K
Votevets $8K not spent yet	$50K	$23K / $13K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$588K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$125K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$114K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$92K	✓ Yes
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Supporting	$75K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$66K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$62K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$25K	✗ No
Yvette Herrell	New Mexico 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$24K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Pat Stryker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Pat Stryker gave $3.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 67% ended up on the winning side ($2.0M won, $1.0M lost).
Which super PACs did Pat Stryker fund in 2020?: Ab PAC ($1.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Women Vote! ($900K), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($250K), Lcv Victory Fund ($100K).
Which candidates did Pat Stryker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $1.3M, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $588K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $125K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.