Which super PACs did Ken Griffin fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($37M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), National Victory Action Fund ($8.0M), Better Future Mi Fund ($4.0M), Georgia United Victory ($3.0M).

Which candidates did Ken Griffin's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $7.2M, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $4.3M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $3.6M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ken Griffin

Individual

CEO, Citadel · Illinois

186 reported gifts; 13 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Ken Griffin gave $66M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 54% were on the winning side ($23M won, $20M lost). $696K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$66M

94% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

54%

$44M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$20M

Not allocated or result unknown

$23M

$22M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $696K 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 Leadership Fund $14M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37M	$13M / $9.9M
Congressional Leadership Fund $1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10M	$6.7M / $1.2M
National Victory Action Fund $4.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.0M	$86K / $3.3M
Better Future Mi Fund $423K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M	$0 / $3.6M
Georgia United Victory $107K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$2.0M / $850K
1820 PAC $181K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$1.2M / $137K
Georgia Action Fund $373K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$0 / $627K
Esafund $345K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$94K / $529K
Priorities for Iowa Political Fund $148K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750K	$594K / $8K
NRSC $24K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$8K / $5K
Republican National Committee $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3K	$0 / $24
NRCC $404 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$554	$133 / $12
DSCC $282 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$400	$19 / $99

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$7.2M	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$4.3M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$3.6M	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$2.2M	✗ No
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$2.0M	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$1.9M	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$1.9M	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$1.8M	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$1.8M	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ken Griffin spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Ken Griffin gave $66M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 54% were on the winning side ($23M won, $20M lost). $696K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Ken Griffin fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($37M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), National Victory Action Fund ($8.0M), Better Future Mi Fund ($4.0M), Georgia United Victory ($3.0M).
Which candidates did Ken Griffin's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $7.2M, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $4.3M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $3.6M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.