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Joan Klein Jacobs

Individual

Retired, Genentech · California

16 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Joan Klein Jacobs gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 80% 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, 88% were on the winning side ($1.6M won, $210K lost). $756 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

80% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

88%

$1.8M scored (88% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$210K

Not allocated or result unknown

$235K

$234K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $756 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Forward California

$139K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.5M
$1.4M / $0
House Majority PAC

$36K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$260K
$41K / $183K
Ab PAC

$58K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$122K / $20K
Priorities USA Action

$498 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$42K / $7K
Moveon.Org Political Action

$469 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$585
$82 / $33
DSCC

$120 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$170
$8 / $42
DCCC

$56 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$75
$3 / $16

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Joan Klein Jacobs's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Joan Klein Jacobs's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Sara JacobsCalifornia 53rd District (primary)Supporting$689K✓ Yes
Georgette GómezCalifornia 53rd DistrictAttacking$352K✓ Yes
Sara JacobsCalifornia 53rd DistrictSupporting$319K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$124K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$22K✗ No
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$20K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 48th DistrictAttacking$12K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$12K✓ Yes
Jeff Van DrewNew Jersey 2nd DistrictAttacking$9K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$8K✓ Yes
Michelle FischbachMinnesota 7th DistrictAttacking$8K✗ No
Mike GarciaCalifornia 25th DistrictAttacking$7K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Joan Klein Jacobs spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Joan Klein Jacobs gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 80% 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, 88% were on the winning side ($1.6M won, $210K lost). $756 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Joan Klein Jacobs fund in 2020?
Forward California ($1.5M), House Majority PAC ($260K), Ab PAC ($200K), Priorities USA Action ($50K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($585).
Which candidates did Joan Klein Jacobs's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Sara Jacobs (California 53rd District, about $689K, won); against Georgette Gómez (California 53rd District, about $352K, won); for Sara Jacobs (California 53rd District, about $319K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.