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Mary Quinn Delaney

Individual

Retired, Retired · California

3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Mary Quinn Delaney gave $1.3M 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, 54% were on the winning side ($280K won, $235K lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

54%

$515K scored (41% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$235K

Not allocated or result unknown

$735K

$723K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $12K 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

$679K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$249K / $120K
Women Vote!

$43K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$30K / $115K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Mary Quinn Delaney's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Mary Quinn Delaney's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$126K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$71K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$48K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateSupporting$25K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$20K✓ Yes
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$18K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$17K✗ No
Mark KellyArizona SenateSupporting$16K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$14K✗ No
Raphael WarnockGeorgia Senate (special)Supporting$13K✓ Yes
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateSupporting$13K✓ Yes
Roger MarshallKansas SenateAttacking$11K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Mary Quinn Delaney spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Mary Quinn Delaney gave $1.3M 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, 54% were on the winning side ($280K won, $235K lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Mary Quinn Delaney fund in 2020?
Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.1M), Women Vote! ($200K).
Which candidates did Mary Quinn Delaney's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $126K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $71K, won); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $48K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.