Which super PACs did Thomas Tull fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.3M), DSCC ($600), Republican National Committee ($100).

Which candidates did Thomas Tull's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $220K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $122K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $64K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Thomas Tull

Individual

CEO, Legendary Pictures · Pennsylvania

16 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Thomas Tull gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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, 56% were on the winning side ($426K won, $335K lost). $385 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

97% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

56%

$762K scored (61% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$335K

Not allocated or result unknown

$489K

$488K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $385 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
Senate Leadership Fund $488K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$426K / $335K
DSCC $423 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$600	$28 / $149
Republican National Committee $99 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100	$0 / $1

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$220K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$122K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$64K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$51K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$42K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$31K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Tull spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Tull gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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, 56% were on the winning side ($426K won, $335K lost). $385 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Thomas Tull fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.3M), DSCC ($600), Republican National Committee ($100).
Which candidates did Thomas Tull's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $220K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $122K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $64K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.