Which super PACs did S Donald Sussman fund in 2020?

House Majority PAC ($5.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($3.0M), DSCC ($69K), Lcv Victory Fund ($25K).

Which candidates did S Donald Sussman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $282K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $281K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $254K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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S Donald Sussman

Individual

Founder & Chairman, Paloma Partners LLC · Florida

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

Backed losers

S Donald Sussman gave $8.1M 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, 25% were on the winning side ($1.6M won, $4.6M lost). $15K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$8.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

25%

$6.2M scored (76% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.9M

$1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $15K 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
House Majority PAC $683K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$793K / $3.5M
Senate Majority PAC $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$769K / $1.1M
DSCC $49K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$69K	$3K / $17K
Lcv Victory Fund $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$9K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$282K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$281K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$254K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$235K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$231K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$201K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$165K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$147K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$144K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$136K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$134K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$134K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did S Donald Sussman spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: S Donald Sussman gave $8.1M 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, 25% were on the winning side ($1.6M won, $4.6M lost). $15K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did S Donald Sussman fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($5.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($3.0M), DSCC ($69K), Lcv Victory Fund ($25K).
Which candidates did S Donald Sussman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $282K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $281K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $254K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.