Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2020?

Lmg PAC ($1.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($900K), Priorities USA Action ($500K), Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($500K), Ab PAC ($150K).

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

for Joe Biden (President, about $502K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $486K, won); against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $318K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Pritzker

Individual

President, Geolo Capital · California

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

Mixed results

John 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, 57% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $933K lost). $35 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

57%

$2.2M scored (58% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$933K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.6M

$1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $35 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
Lmg PAC $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$0 / $409K
Senate Majority PAC $345K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$900K	$231K / $324K
Priorities USA Action $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$420K / $75K
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$475K / $0
Ab PAC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$91K / $15K
Independent Alaska $16K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$0 / $84K
The Lincoln Project $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$41K / $15K
DSCC $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$2K / $9K
Save America Fund $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5K	$364 / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$502K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$486K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$318K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$97K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$83K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$73K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$72K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$70K	✓ Yes
Dan Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$41K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Pritzker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: John 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, 57% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $933K lost). $35 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2020?: Lmg PAC ($1.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($900K), Priorities USA Action ($500K), Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($500K), Ab PAC ($150K).
Which candidates did John Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $502K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $486K, won); against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $318K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.