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Robert Bass

Individual

Founder, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation · Texas

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

Mixed results

Robert Bass gave $1.4M 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, 39% were on the winning side ($338K won, $535K lost). $290 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

39%

$873K scored (62% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$535K

Not allocated or result unknown

$545K

$544K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $290 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
Senate Majority PAC

$477K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.2M
$319K / $448K
House Majority PAC

$14K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$16K / $70K
DCCC

$27K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $8K
DSCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $9K
Republican National Committee

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$0 / $11
Progressive Turnout Project

$152 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$160
$7 / $1
Defeat By Tweet

$113 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$134
$21 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Robert Bass's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Robert Bass's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$117K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$116K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$105K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$98K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$84K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$55K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$50K✓ Yes
John CornynTexas SenateAttacking$29K✗ No
Cory GardnerColorado SenateAttacking$24K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa Senate (primary)Supporting$23K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan Senate (primary)Attacking$17K✗ No
Lindsey GrahamSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$17K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Bass spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Robert Bass gave $1.4M 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, 39% were on the winning side ($338K won, $535K lost). $290 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Robert Bass fund in 2020?
Senate Majority PAC ($1.2M), House Majority PAC ($100K), DCCC ($36K), DSCC ($36K), Republican National Committee ($1K).
Which candidates did Robert Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $117K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $116K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $105K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.