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Linda Mcmahon

Individual

Chair, America First Action, Inc · Connecticut

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

Backed losers

Linda Mcmahon gave $18M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 6% were on the winning side ($909K won, $14M lost). $553 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$18M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

6%

$15M scored (85% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$14M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.7M

$2.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $553 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
America First Action

$1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$16M
$0 / $14M
Senate Leadership Fund

$683K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.8M
$597K / $469K
Georgia United Victory

$9K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$170K / $71K
Security Is Strength PAC

$9K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$86K / $5K
Iowa Values Action

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$45K / $0
NRSC

$30K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$47K
$10K / $7K
Save the US Senate PAC

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$0 / $8K
Republican National Committee

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$0 / $22
NRCC

$904 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$297 / $27

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Linda Mcmahon's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Linda Mcmahon's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$13M✗ No
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Attacking$525K✗ No
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$319K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$173K✓ Yes
Doug CollinsGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$170K✓ Yes
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$118K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$117K✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$91K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$65K✗ No
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$57K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$55K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$48K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Linda Mcmahon spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Linda Mcmahon gave $18M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 6% were on the winning side ($909K won, $14M lost). $553 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Linda Mcmahon fund in 2020?
America First Action ($16M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.8M), Georgia United Victory ($250K), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K), Iowa Values Action ($50K).
Which candidates did Linda Mcmahon's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Joe Biden (President, about $13M, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $525K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $319K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.