Which super PACs did Pacific Environmental Coalition fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Unite the Country ($300K), Votevets ($250K).

Which candidates did Pacific Environmental Coalition's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $254K, won); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $155K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $144K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Pacific Environmental Coalition

Company / nonprofit

California

4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Pacific Environmental Coalition gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($737K won, $587K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

56%

$737K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$587K

Not spent yet

$225K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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
Senate Majority PAC $116K not spent yet	$1.0M	$368K / $516K
Unite the Country $37K not spent yet	$300K	$256K / $7K
Votevets $41K not spent yet	$250K	$114K / $64K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$254K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$155K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$144K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$130K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$116K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$66K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$52K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Supporting	$30K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Pacific Environmental Coalition spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Pacific Environmental Coalition gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($737K won, $587K lost).
Which super PACs did Pacific Environmental Coalition fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Unite the Country ($300K), Votevets ($250K).
Which candidates did Pacific Environmental Coalition's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $254K, won); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $155K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $144K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.