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Michael Jd Sacks

Individual

Chairman, Grosvenor Capital Management · Illinois

18 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Michael Jd Sacks gave $2.5M 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, 71% were on the winning side ($1.5M won, $600K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

71%

$2.1M scored (82% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$600K

Not allocated or result unknown

$445K

$436K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9K 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

$10K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$841K / $149K
Senate Majority PAC

$192K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$128K / $180K
Ab PAC

$117K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$400K
$244K / $39K
Unite the Country

$57K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$188K / $5K
House Majority PAC

$27K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$32K / $140K
Women Vote!

$33K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150K
$23K / $86K
The Lincoln Project

$352 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$800
$329 / $119

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Michael Jd Sacks's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Michael Jd Sacks's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$607K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$521K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$94K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$92K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$69K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$67K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$58K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$58K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$58K✗ No
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$39K✓ Yes
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$38K✓ Yes
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$24K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Jd Sacks spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Michael Jd Sacks gave $2.5M 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, 71% were on the winning side ($1.5M won, $600K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Jd Sacks fund in 2020?
Priorities USA Action ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), Ab PAC ($400K), Unite the Country ($250K), House Majority PAC ($200K).
Which candidates did Michael Jd Sacks's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $607K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $521K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $94K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.