Which candidates did JB Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Michelle Steel (California 48th District, about $69K, lost); against Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey 2nd District, about $49K, lost); against Michelle Fischbach (Minnesota 7th District, about $44K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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JB Pritzker

Individual

Governor, Governor of Illinois / Hyatt heir · Illinois

2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

JB Pritzker gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 18% were on the winning side ($238K won, $1.1M lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

18%

$1.3M scored (86% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$209K

$205K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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
House Majority PAC $205K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M		$238K / $1.1M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$69K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$49K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Burgess Owens	Utah 4th District	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 2nd District	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Rich McCormick	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Rodney Davis	Illinois 13th District	Attacking	$32K	✗ No
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Supporting	$31K	✗ No
Carlos Gimenez	Florida 26th District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did JB Pritzker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: JB Pritzker gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 18% were on the winning side ($238K won, $1.1M lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did JB Pritzker fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($1.5M).
Which candidates did JB Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Michelle Steel (California 48th District, about $69K, lost); against Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey 2nd District, about $49K, lost); against Michelle Fischbach (Minnesota 7th District, about $44K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.