Donor
Way to Lead PAC
Another PACArizona
32 reported gifts; 12 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Way to Lead PAC gave $1.2M 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, 89% were on the winning side ($376K won, $45K lost). $25K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.2M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
89%
$421K scored (36% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$45K
Not allocated or result unknown
$745K
$720K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $25K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Organizing Project PAC $141K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $240K | $90K / $9K | |
| Wfp Ie Committee $97K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $170K | $62K / $7K | |
| Justice Democrats PAC $107K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $164K | $24K / $15K | |
| Win Justice $113K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $160K | $44K / $1K | |
| People's Action Power $87K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $127K | $40K / $259 | |
| New South Super PAC $80K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $20K / $0 | |
| Mijente PAC $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $60K | $35K / $8 | |
| Nuestro PAC $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $36K / $8K | |
| Be a Hero PAC $22K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $30K | $6K / $2K | |
| Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC $14K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $25K | $11K / $0 | |
| Indivisible Action $16K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $20K | $3K / $953 | |
| Community Change Voters $14K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $20K | $6K / $766 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $173K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $65K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $54K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $32K | ✓ Yes |
| Jamaal Bowman | New York 16th District (primary) | Supporting | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| Alex Morse | Massachusetts 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $11K | Unknown |
| Kara Eastman | Nebraska 2nd District | Supporting | $10K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $8K | ✗ No |
| Joe Biden | President (primary) | Supporting | $8K | ✓ Yes |
| Eliot L. Engel | New York 16th District (primary) | Attacking | $8K | Unknown |
| Richard E. Neal | Massachusetts 1st District (primary) | Attacking | $7K | ✗ No |
| Cori Bush | Missouri 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $4K | ✓ Yes |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Way to Lead PAC spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Way to Lead PAC gave $1.2M 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, 89% were on the winning side ($376K won, $45K lost). $25K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Way to Lead PAC fund in 2020?
- Texas Organizing Project PAC ($240K), Wfp Ie Committee ($170K), Justice Democrats PAC ($164K), Win Justice ($160K), People's Action Power ($127K).
- Which candidates did Way to Lead PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $173K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $65K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $54K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.