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Jonathan Lavine

Individual

Investor, Bain Capital · Massachusetts

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

Mixed results

Jonathan Lavine gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 46% were on the winning side ($662K won, $783K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

99% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

46%

$1.4M scored (70% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$783K

Not allocated or result unknown

$626K

$618K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $8K 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

$326K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$850K
$218K / $306K
House Majority PAC

$82K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$600K
$95K / $421K
Unite the Country

$68K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$300K
$225K / $6K
Ab PAC

$29K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$61K / $10K
The Lincoln Project

$44K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$41K / $15K
DCCC

$26K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $8K
DSCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $9K
With Honor Fund, Inc.

$9K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$9K / $3K
Votevets

$8K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$9K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Jonathan Lavine's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Jonathan Lavine's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$134K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$96K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$92K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$82K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$81K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$79K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$67K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$59K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$39K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$34K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 48th DistrictAttacking$28K✗ No
Jeff Van DrewNew Jersey 2nd DistrictAttacking$20K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jonathan Lavine spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Jonathan Lavine gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 46% were on the winning side ($662K won, $783K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jonathan Lavine fund in 2020?
Senate Majority PAC ($850K), House Majority PAC ($600K), Unite the Country ($300K), Ab PAC ($100K), The Lincoln Project ($100K).
Which candidates did Jonathan Lavine's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $134K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $96K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $92K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.