Which super PACs did Jonathan Gray fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M), House Majority PAC ($250K), Unite the Country ($50K), DSCC ($36K), DCCC ($36K).

Which candidates did Jonathan Gray's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $187K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $185K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $169K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jonathan Gray

Individual

Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group · New York

9 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Jonathan Gray gave $2.4M 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, 39% were on the winning side ($593K won, $913K lost). $726 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

39%

$1.5M scored (64% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$913K

Not allocated or result unknown

$865K

$864K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $726 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 Majority PAC $767K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$513K / $720K
House Majority PAC $34K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$40K / $175K
Unite the Country $11K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$38K / $1K
DSCC $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$2K / $9K
DCCC $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$2K / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$187K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$185K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$169K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$157K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$134K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$87K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$80K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$27K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jonathan Gray spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Jonathan Gray gave $2.4M 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, 39% were on the winning side ($593K won, $913K lost). $726 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jonathan Gray fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M), House Majority PAC ($250K), Unite the Country ($50K), DSCC ($36K), DCCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Jonathan Gray's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $187K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $185K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $169K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.