Donor
Stacy Schusterman
IndividualChair, Samson Energy Company, LLC · Oklahoma
10 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Stacy Schusterman gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 93% 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, 52% were on the winning side ($634K won, $577K lost). $420K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$2.0M
93% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
52%
$1.2M scored (59% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$577K
Not allocated or result unknown
$829K
$410K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $420K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dmfi PAC $171K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $157K / $258K | |
| Care in Action PAC $75K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $500K | $425K / $0 | |
| Americans for Tomorrow's Future $62K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $300K | $0 / $238K | |
| Senate Majority PAC $77K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $200K | $51K / $72K | |
| DSCC $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $36K | $2K / $9K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $439K | ✓ Yes |
| Ilhan Omar | Minnesota 5th District (primary) | Attacking | $238K | ✗ No |
| Bernard Sanders | President (primary) | Attacking | $222K | Unknown |
| Eliot L. Engel | New York 16th District (primary) | Supporting | $147K | Unknown |
| Jamaal Bowman | New York 16th District (primary) | Attacking | $102K | ✗ No |
| Sara Jacobs | California 53rd District | Attacking | $67K | ✗ No |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $52K | ✓ Yes |
| Nicole Malliotakis | New York 11th District | Attacking | $29K | ✗ No |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $29K | ✓ Yes |
| Alex Morse | Massachusetts 1st District (primary) | Attacking | $28K | Unknown |
| Andrew R. Garbarino | New York 2nd District | Attacking | $22K | ✗ No |
| Scott W. Taylor | Virginia 2nd District | Attacking | $22K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Stacy Schusterman spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Stacy Schusterman gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 93% 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, 52% were on the winning side ($634K won, $577K lost). $420K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Stacy Schusterman fund in 2020?
- Dmfi PAC ($1.0M), Care in Action PAC ($500K), Americans for Tomorrow's Future ($300K), Senate Majority PAC ($200K), DSCC ($36K).
- Which candidates did Stacy Schusterman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $439K, won); against Ilhan Omar (Minnesota 5th District, about $238K, lost); against Bernard Sanders (President, about $222K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.