Which super PACs did Michael Moritz fund in 2020?

Ab PAC ($3.0M), Pacronym ($1.5M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($450K), The Lincoln Project ($100K), NRSC ($750).

Which candidates did Michael Moritz's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $2.2M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $541K, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $400K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Moritz

Individual

Partner, Sequoia Capital · California

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

Backed winners

Michael Moritz gave $5.1M 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, 81% were on the winning side ($2.9M won, $674K lost). $35 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

81%

$3.6M scored (71% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$674K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.5M

$1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $35 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	Won / lost
Ab PAC $877K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$1.8M / $294K
Pacronym $385K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$868K / $247K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $156K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$450K	$176K / $117K
The Lincoln Project $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$41K / $15K
NRSC $488 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750	$155 / $106
Republican National Committee $213 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$215	$0 / $2

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$2.2M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$541K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$400K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$177K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$123K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$54K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Karen Handel	Georgia 6th District	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes
Beth Van Duyne	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Rich McCormick	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$7K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Moritz spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Michael Moritz gave $5.1M 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, 81% were on the winning side ($2.9M won, $674K lost). $35 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Moritz fund in 2020?: Ab PAC ($3.0M), Pacronym ($1.5M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($450K), The Lincoln Project ($100K), NRSC ($750).
Which candidates did Michael Moritz's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $2.2M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $541K, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $400K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.