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Robert Wood Johnson IV

Individual

US Ambassador to the Uk, US Dept of State · New York

917 reported gifts; 33 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Robert Wood Johnson IV gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% 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, 9% were on the winning side ($97K won, $959K lost). $525 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

9%

$1.1M scored (78% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$959K

Not allocated or result unknown

$306K

$306K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $525 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
America First Action

$124K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$0 / $876K
Senate Leadership Fund

$98K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$85K / $67K
Republican National Committee

$39K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$39K
$0 / $305
DSCC

$13K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$18K
$860 / $5K
DCCC

$8K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$11K
$487 / $2K
NRSC

$6K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$2K / $1K
The Lincoln Project

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$9K
$4K / $1K
NRCC

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$4K
$973 / $87
Senate Majority PAC

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$872 / $1K
Votevets

$717 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$880 / $492
314 Action Fund

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$130 / $689
Progressive Turnout Project

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$72 / $12
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$55 / $559
Americans for Prosperity Action

$149 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$485 / $362
Senate Conservatives Fund

$453 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$800
$149 / $150
End Citizens United

$522 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$800
$73 / $205
Great America PAC

$57 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$650
$0 / $593
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund

$408 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$630
$36 / $181
Moveon.Org Political Action

$498 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$621
$87 / $35
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee

$481 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$551
$28 / $9
Freedomworks for America

$235 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$65 / $197
Ditch Fund

$244 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$24 / $231
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC

$355 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$450
$48 / $47
Colorofchange PAC

$339 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$400
$61 / $0
Chc Bold PAC

$304 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$340
$15 / $13
The Committee to Defend the President

$38 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$290
$7 / $245
Giffords PAC

$241 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$290
$32 / $17
Elbert Guillory's America

$204 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$285
$22 / $57
Indivisible Action

$198 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250
$32 / $12
Meidastouch

$116 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250
$119 / $14
House Freedom Fund

$147 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200
$29 / $21
Congressional Black Caucus PAC

$128 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$139
$4 / $7
Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC

$82 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100
$9 / $8

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Robert Wood Johnson IV's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Robert Wood Johnson IV's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$843K✗ No
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$45K✗ No
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Attacking$34K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$25K✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$13K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$9K✗ No
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$8K✓ Yes
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$8K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$8K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$7K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateSupporting$6K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Wood Johnson IV spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Robert Wood Johnson IV gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% 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, 9% were on the winning side ($97K won, $959K lost). $525 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Robert Wood Johnson IV fund in 2020?
America First Action ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($250K), Republican National Committee ($39K), DSCC ($18K), DCCC ($11K).
Which candidates did Robert Wood Johnson IV's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Joe Biden (President, about $843K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $45K, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $34K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.