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Martha Samuelson

Individual

CEO, Analysis Group · Massachusetts

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

Backed winners

Martha Samuelson gave $942K 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, 70% were on the winning side ($429K won, $185K lost). $115K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$942K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

70%

$614K scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$185K

Not allocated or result unknown

$328K

$213K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $115K 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
Priorities USA Action

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$375K
$315K / $56K
Senate Majority PAC

$77K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$51K / $72K
New Leadership PAC

$13K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150K
$0 / $22K
Unite the Country

$17K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$75K
$56K / $2K
DCCC

$53K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$71K
$3K / $15K
DSCC

$50K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$71K
$3K / $18K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Martha Samuelson's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Martha Samuelson's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$181K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$150K✓ Yes
Joseph KennedyMassachusetts Senate (primary)Supporting$115KUnknown
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$33K✗ No
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$29K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$25K✗ No
Edward J. MarkeyMassachusetts Senate (primary)Attacking$22K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$22K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$22K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$19K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$18K✓ Yes
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$16K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Martha Samuelson spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Martha Samuelson gave $942K 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, 70% were on the winning side ($429K won, $185K lost). $115K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Martha Samuelson fund in 2020?
Priorities USA Action ($375K), Senate Majority PAC ($200K), New Leadership PAC ($150K), Unite the Country ($75K), DCCC ($71K).
Which candidates did Martha Samuelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $181K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $150K, won); for Joseph Kennedy (Massachusetts Senate, about $115K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.