Which super PACs did John Dyson fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($700K), Georgia United Victory ($250K), 1820 PAC ($175K), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K).

Which candidates did John Dyson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Doug Collins (Georgia Senate (special), about $170K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $132K, lost); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $116K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Dyson

Individual

Bus. Exec, Millbrook Capital · New York

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

Backed winners

John Dyson gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 79% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 69% were on the winning side ($633K won, $280K lost). $216 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

79% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

69%

$913K scored (74% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$280K

Not allocated or result unknown

$312K

$312K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $216 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	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $273K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$700K	$239K / $188K
Georgia United Victory $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$170K / $71K
1820 PAC $21K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$175K	$138K / $16K
Security Is Strength PAC $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$86K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$170K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$116K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$82K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$68K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate (primary)	Supporting	$40K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$36K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$27K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$27K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$27K	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$25K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Dyson spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: John Dyson gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 79% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 69% were on the winning side ($633K won, $280K lost). $216 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Dyson fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($700K), Georgia United Victory ($250K), 1820 PAC ($175K), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K).
Which candidates did John Dyson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Doug Collins (Georgia Senate (special), about $170K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $132K, lost); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $116K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.