Which super PACs did Mellody Hobson fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.3M), DSCC ($71K).

Which candidates did Mellody Hobson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $121K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $120K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $106K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Mellody Hobson

Individual

President, Ariel Investments, LLC · Illinois

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

Mixed results

Mellody Hobson 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, 41% were on the winning side ($324K won, $468K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

41%

$791K scored (60% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$468K

Not allocated or result unknown

$529K

$529K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $479K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M		$320K / $450K
DSCC $50K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$71K		$3K / $17K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$121K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$120K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$106K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$98K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$84K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$57K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$51K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$23K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$17K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Mellody Hobson spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Mellody Hobson 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, 41% were on the winning side ($324K won, $468K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Mellody Hobson fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.3M), DSCC ($71K).
Which candidates did Mellody Hobson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $121K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $120K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $106K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.