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Thomas Smith

Individual

Managing Partner, Prescott Investors · Florida

684 reported gifts; 30 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Thomas Smith gave $939K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 55% were on the winning side ($392K won, $327K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$939K

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

55%

$719K scored (77% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$327K

Not allocated or result unknown

$220K

$217K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Americans for Prosperity Action

$101K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$675K
$327K / $244K
NRSC

$44K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$67K
$14K / $10K
Senate Leadership Fund

$20K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$17K / $13K
America First Action

$6K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$0 / $44K
Security Is Strength PAC

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$21K / $1K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.

$11K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$8K / $6K
Republican National Committee

$13K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$14K
$0 / $106
DSCC

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$6K
$292 / $2K
Voter Protection Project

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$624 / $183
The Committee to Defend the President

$651 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$128 / $4K
NRCC

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$4K
$879 / $79
The Lincoln Project

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$1K / $380
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$674 / $72
Senate Majority PAC

$627 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$419 / $589
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund

$706 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$62 / $313
DCCC

$742 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$44 / $215
Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC

$820 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$94 / $82
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund

$324 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$16 / $160
Freedomworks for America

$235 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$65 / $197
Progressive Turnout Project

$476 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$20 / $3
Americans for Constitutional Liberty Dba the Conservative Caucus

$21 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$0 / $479
Congressional Black Caucus PAC

$302 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$328
$9 / $17
314 Action Fund

$153 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250
$15 / $77
Chc Bold PAC

$224 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250
$11 / $9
Ditch Fund

$117 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$240
$12 / $111
National Right to Life Victory Fund

$80 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$222
$25 / $117
House Freedom Fund

$81 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$110
$16 / $12
Elbert Guillory's America

$78 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$109
$8 / $22
Really American PAC

$45 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$106
$60 / $1
Black Americans to Re-Elect the President

$70 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100
$1 / $29

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Thomas Smith's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Thomas Smith's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateSupporting$163K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$108K✓ Yes
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$51K✗ No
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$43K✗ No
John CornynTexas SenateSupporting$40K✓ Yes
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$38K✓ Yes
Roger MarshallKansas SenateSupporting$35K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateSupporting$34K✓ Yes
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$17K✓ Yes
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$16K✓ Yes
Lindsey GrahamSouth Carolina SenateSupporting$11K✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$10K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Smith spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Thomas Smith gave $939K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 55% were on the winning side ($392K won, $327K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Thomas Smith fund in 2020?
Americans for Prosperity Action ($675K), NRSC ($67K), Senate Leadership Fund ($50K), America First Action ($50K), Security Is Strength PAC ($25K).
Which candidates did Thomas Smith's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $163K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $108K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $51K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.