Which super PACs did Reed Hastings fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M), Votevets ($175K).

Which candidates did Reed Hastings's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $191K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $188K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $182K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Reed Hastings

Individual

CEO, Netflix · California

7 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Reed Hastings gave $2.2M 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, 43% were on the winning side ($579K won, $757K lost). $18K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

43%

$1.3M scored (61% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$757K

Not allocated or result unknown

$839K

$821K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $18K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $767K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$513K / $720K
Votevets $54K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$175K		$66K / $37K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$191K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$188K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$182K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$157K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$86K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$27K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Reed Hastings spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Reed Hastings gave $2.2M 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, 43% were on the winning side ($579K won, $757K lost). $18K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Reed Hastings fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M), Votevets ($175K).
Which candidates did Reed Hastings's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $191K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $188K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $182K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.