Which super PACs did Linda Cornfield fund in 2020?

Lcv Victory Fund ($370K), Act Now On Climate ($150K), House Majority PAC ($113K), Senate Majority PAC ($75K), DSCC ($71K).

Which candidates did Linda Cornfield's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Jay Inslee (President, about $124K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $60K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $43K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Linda Cornfield

Individual

Retired, Self-Employed · Washington

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

Mixed results

Linda Cornfield gave $814K 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 ($168K won, $259K lost). $126K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$814K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

39%

$427K scored (52% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$259K

Not allocated or result unknown

$387K

$261K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $126K 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
Lcv Victory Fund $115K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$370K	$126K / $127K
Act Now On Climate $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$0 / $0
House Majority PAC $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$113K	$18K / $79K
Senate Majority PAC $29K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$75K	$19K / $27K
DSCC $50K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$71K	$3K / $18K
DCCC $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$2K / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jay Inslee	President (primary)	Supporting	$124K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$43K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$11K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$10K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Linda Cornfield spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Linda Cornfield gave $814K 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 ($168K won, $259K lost). $126K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Linda Cornfield fund in 2020?: Lcv Victory Fund ($370K), Act Now On Climate ($150K), House Majority PAC ($113K), Senate Majority PAC ($75K), DSCC ($71K).
Which candidates did Linda Cornfield's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Jay Inslee (President, about $124K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $60K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $43K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.