Which super PACs did Waterfront Strategies fund in 2020?

House Majority PAC ($778K), Votevets ($118K).

Which candidates did Waterfront Strategies's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Michelle Steel (California 48th District, about $36K, lost); against Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey 2nd District, about $26K, lost); against Michelle Fischbach (Minnesota 7th District, about $23K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Waterfront Strategies

Company / nonprofit

5 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Waterfront Strategies gave $896K 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, 23% were on the winning side ($168K won, $571K lost). $14K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$896K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

23%

$739K scored (82% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$571K

Not allocated or result unknown

$157K

$142K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $14K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $106K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$778K		$123K / $546K
Votevets $36K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$118K		$44K / $25K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Burgess Owens	Utah 4th District	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 2nd District	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Rich McCormick	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Rodney Davis	Illinois 13th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Tony Gonzales	Texas 23rd District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Supporting	$16K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Waterfront Strategies spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Waterfront Strategies gave $896K 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, 23% were on the winning side ($168K won, $571K lost). $14K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Waterfront Strategies fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($778K), Votevets ($118K).
Which candidates did Waterfront Strategies's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Michelle Steel (California 48th District, about $36K, lost); against Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey 2nd District, about $26K, lost); against Michelle Fischbach (Minnesota 7th District, about $23K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.