Which super PACs did Peter Thiel fund in 2020?

Free Forever Political Action Committee ($2.1M), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K).

Which candidates did Peter Thiel's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Kris Kobach (Kansas Senate, about $1.2M, unknown); against Roger Marshall (Kansas Senate, about $639K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $21K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Peter Thiel

Individual

Thiel Capital, LLC, Founders Fund / Palantir · California

6 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Peter Thiel gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 66% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 6% ended up on the winning side ($40K won, $670K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.2M

66% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$40K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$670K

Not spent yet

$1.5M

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Free Forever Political Action Committee $275K not spent yet	$2.1M		$0 / $639K
Senate Leadership Fund $28K not spent yet	$100K		$40K / $32K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kris Kobach	Kansas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.2M	Unknown
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$639K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$6K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$4K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$4K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$3K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Peter Thiel spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Peter Thiel gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 66% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 6% ended up on the winning side ($40K won, $670K lost).
Which super PACs did Peter Thiel fund in 2020?: Free Forever Political Action Committee ($2.1M), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K).
Which candidates did Peter Thiel's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Kris Kobach (Kansas Senate, about $1.2M, unknown); against Roger Marshall (Kansas Senate, about $639K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $21K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.