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Miriam Adelson

Individual

Physician, Las Vegas Sands · Nevada

19 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Miriam Adelson gave $108M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 34% were on the winning side ($29M won, $58M lost). $1.7M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$108M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

34%

$87M scored (81% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$58M

Not allocated or result unknown

$20M

$19M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.7M 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
Preserve America PAC

$996K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$45M
$0 / $44M
Senate Leadership Fund

$14M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$35M
$12M / $9.4M
Congressional Leadership Fund

$3.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25M
$17M / $3.1M
Rjc Victory Fund

$112K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.3M
$253K / $872K
Georgia Action Fund

$280K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$750K
$0 / $470K
Security Is Strength PAC

$45K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$429K / $26K
NRCC

$39K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$53K
$13K / $1K
Republican National Committee

$35K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$0 / $277
NRSC

$23K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$7K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Miriam Adelson's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Miriam Adelson's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$45M✗ No
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$6.6M✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$3.4M✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$1.8M✓ Yes
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$1.5M✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$1.4M✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$1.3M✗ No
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$1.1M✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$1.1M✗ No
Anthony J. BrindisiNew York 22nd DistrictAttacking$988K✓ Yes
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$911K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateSupporting$882K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Miriam Adelson spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Miriam Adelson gave $108M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 34% were on the winning side ($29M won, $58M lost). $1.7M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Miriam Adelson fund in 2020?
Preserve America PAC ($45M), Senate Leadership Fund ($35M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($25M), Rjc Victory Fund ($1.3M), Georgia Action Fund ($750K).
Which candidates did Miriam Adelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Joe Biden (President, about $45M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $6.6M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $3.4M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.