Which super PACs did S Donald Sussman fund in 2020?

House Majority PAC ($5.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($3.0M), DSCC ($69K), Lcv Victory Fund ($25K).

Which candidates did S Donald Sussman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $407K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $406K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $397K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

S Donald Sussman

Individual

Founder & Chairman, Paloma Partners LLC · Florida

9 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

S Donald Sussman gave $8.1M 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, 27% ended up on the winning side ($2.0M won, $5.4M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

27%

$2.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$5.4M

Not spent yet

$684K

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
House Majority PAC $288K not spent yet	$5.0M	$865K / $3.8M
Senate Majority PAC $348K not spent yet	$3.0M	$1.1M / $1.5M
DSCC $26K not spent yet	$69K	$7K / $36K
Lcv Victory Fund $6K not spent yet	$25K	$9K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$407K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$406K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$397K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$364K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$319K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$252K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$204K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$180K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$175K	✓ Yes
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$160K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$157K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$149K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did S Donald Sussman spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: S Donald Sussman gave $8.1M 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, 27% ended up on the winning side ($2.0M won, $5.4M lost).
Which super PACs did S Donald Sussman fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($5.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($3.0M), DSCC ($69K), Lcv Victory Fund ($25K).
Which candidates did S Donald Sussman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $407K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $406K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $397K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.