Which super PACs did JB Pritzker fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.3M), Priorities USA Action ($1.5M).

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

against Donald Trump (President, about $599K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $592K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $242K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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JB Pritzker

Individual

Managing Partner, Governor of Illinois / Hyatt heir · Illinois

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

Mixed results

JB Pritzker gave $3.8M 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, 64% were on the winning side ($1.8M won, $1.0M lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

64%

$2.9M scored (77% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.0M

Not allocated or result unknown

$880K

$880K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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
Senate Majority PAC $865K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.3M		$578K / $813K
Priorities USA Action $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M		$1.3M / $224K

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?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$599K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$592K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$242K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$205K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$190K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$181K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$177K	✓ Yes
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$117K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$96K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$92K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$71K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$52K	✗ 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 $3.8M 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, 64% were on the winning side ($1.8M won, $1.0M lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did JB Pritzker fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.3M), Priorities USA Action ($1.5M).
Which candidates did JB Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $599K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $592K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $242K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.