Which super PACs did S Daniel Abraham fund in 2020?

Ab PAC ($1.3M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($750K), DSCC ($71K).

Which candidates did S Daniel Abraham's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $646K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $123K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $115K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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S Daniel Abraham

Individual

Investor, Beach Capital Management, LLC · Florida

6 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

S Daniel Abraham gave $3.1M 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, 50% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.1M lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

50%

$2.2M scored (73% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$843K

$840K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K 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	Won / lost
Ab PAC $366K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$762K / $123K
House Majority PAC $137K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$159K / $702K
Senate Majority PAC $288K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750K	$192K / $270K
DSCC $50K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$71K	$3K / $18K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$646K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$123K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$115K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$75K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$75K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$75K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$59K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$51K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did S Daniel Abraham spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: S Daniel Abraham gave $3.1M 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, 50% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.1M lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did S Daniel Abraham fund in 2020?: Ab PAC ($1.3M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($750K), DSCC ($71K).
Which candidates did S Daniel Abraham's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $646K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $123K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $115K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.