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John Fish

Individual

Chairman & CEO, Suffolk Construction Co., Inc. · Massachusetts

32 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

John Fish gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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, 48% were on the winning side ($381K won, $411K lost). $128K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

97% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

48%

$792K scored (56% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$411K

Not allocated or result unknown

$615K

$486K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $128K 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
Senate Majority PAC

$422K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$282K / $396K
Reason to Believe PAC

$14K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$0 / $0
Unite the Country

$23K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$75K / $2K
New Leadership PAC

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$0 / $7K
DCCC

$19K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$1K / $5K
Texans for a Conservative Majority

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$23K / $0
American Working Families

$586 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$57 / $0
Republican National Committee

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$0 / $10
NRCC

$558 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$765
$183 / $16

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates John Fish's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by John Fish's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$101K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$100K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$93K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$86K✓ Yes
Deval PatrickPresident (primary)Supporting$86KUnknown
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$73K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$47K✗ No
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$44K✓ Yes
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$43K✓ Yes
Joseph KennedyMassachusetts Senate (primary)Supporting$38KUnknown
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$31K✓ Yes
John CornynTexas SenateAttacking$25K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Fish spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
John Fish gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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, 48% were on the winning side ($381K won, $411K lost). $128K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Fish fund in 2020?
Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), Reason to Believe PAC ($100K), Unite the Country ($100K), New Leadership PAC ($50K), DCCC ($25K).
Which candidates did John Fish's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $101K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $100K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $93K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.