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Kathleen Mcgrath

Individual

Co-CEO, Bad Robot · California

11 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Kathleen Mcgrath gave $911K 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, 60% were on the winning side ($278K won, $185K lost). $315 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$911K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

60%

$463K scored (51% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$185K

Not allocated or result unknown

$448K

$448K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $315 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
Planned Parenthood Votes

$236K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$365K
$87K / $42K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund

$87K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$98K / $65K
Senate Majority PAC

$48K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$125K
$32K / $45K
Pacronym

$26K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$58K / $16K
DCCC

$26K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $8K
DSCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Kathleen Mcgrath's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Kathleen Mcgrath's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$101K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$90K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$49K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$36K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$19K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$16K✗ No
Karen HandelGeorgia 6th DistrictAttacking$14K✓ Yes
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$13K✓ Yes
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$10K✗ No
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$10K✓ Yes
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateSupporting$9K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kathleen Mcgrath spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Kathleen Mcgrath gave $911K 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, 60% were on the winning side ($278K won, $185K lost). $315 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Kathleen Mcgrath fund in 2020?
Planned Parenthood Votes ($365K), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($250K), Senate Majority PAC ($125K), Pacronym ($100K), DCCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Kathleen Mcgrath's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $101K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $90K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $49K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.