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Merle Chambers

Individual

Retired, Leith Ventures, LLC · Colorado

12 reported gifts; 10 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Merle Chambers gave $941K 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, 49% were on the winning side ($330K won, $347K lost). $25K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$941K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

49%

$677K scored (72% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$347K

Not allocated or result unknown

$263K

$238K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $25K 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

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$210K / $37K
Women Vote!

$43K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$30K / $115K
House Majority PAC

$14K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$16K / $70K
Votevets

$31K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$38K / $21K
Indivisible Action

$79K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$13K / $5K
Independent Alaska

$16K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$0 / $84K
DSCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $9K
Ab PAC

$7K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$15K / $2K
Planned Parenthood Votes

$16K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$6K / $3K
DCCC

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$218 / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Merle Chambers's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Merle Chambers's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$130K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$118K✓ Yes
Dan SullivanAlaska SenateAttacking$57K✗ No
Al GrossAlaska SenateSupporting$30K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$25K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$20K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$18K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$15K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$14K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$13K✗ No
Roger MarshallKansas SenateAttacking$12K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina Senate (primary)Supporting$12K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Merle Chambers spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Merle Chambers gave $941K 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, 49% were on the winning side ($330K won, $347K lost). $25K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Merle Chambers fund in 2020?
Priorities USA Action ($250K), Women Vote! ($200K), House Majority PAC ($100K), Votevets ($100K), Indivisible Action ($100K).
Which candidates did Merle Chambers's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $130K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $118K, won); against Dan Sullivan (Alaska Senate, about $57K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.