Dmfi PAC spent $5.3M on independent expenditures in the 2020 federal elections, and 53% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 62% ended up on the winning side ($2.7M won, $1.6M lost).
Outside spending
$5.3M
On the winning side
62%
$2.7M
On the losing side
$1.6M
Supporting vs attacking
36% / 64%
$1.9M for, $3.3M against
Google says Dmfi PAC also spent $102K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (2% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
Dmfi PAC reported $4.0M in gifts from people, companies, nonprofits and other PACs. The biggest are below.
- Stacy SchustermanIndividual$1.0M (25%)
- Democratic Majority for IsraelCompany / nonprofit$600K (15%)
- Gary Mark LauderIndividual$500K (13%)
- Paula GottesmanIndividual$200K (5%)
- Milton CooperIndividual$185K (5%)
- Amnon RodanIndividual$154K (4%)
- Chc Bold PACAnother PAC$120K (3%)
- Ron ZeffIndividual$100K (3%)
- Alan Caryn ViterbiIndividual$80K (2%)
- Andrew ViterbiIndividual$55K (1%)
Where the money went
Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Amount | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Sanders | President (primary) | Attacking | $1.4M | ✓ Yes |
| Eliot L. Engel | New York 16th District (primary) | Supporting | $927K | Unknown |
| Jamaal Bowman | New York 16th District (primary) | Attacking | $646K | ✗ No |
| Sara Jacobs | California 53rd District | Attacking | $425K | ✗ No |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $250K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $190K | ✓ Yes |
| Nicole Malliotakis | New York 11th District | Attacking | $183K | ✗ No |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $182K | ✓ Yes |
| Alex Morse | Massachusetts 1st District (primary) | Attacking | $179K | ✓ Yes |
| Andrew R. Garbarino | New York 2nd District | Attacking | $140K | ✗ No |
| Scott W. Taylor | Virginia 2nd District | Attacking | $137K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $102K | ✓ Yes |
Questions people ask
- How much did Dmfi PAC spend in 2020, and did it win?
- Dmfi PAC spent $5.3M on independent expenditures in the 2020 federal elections, and 53% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 62% ended up on the winning side ($2.7M won, $1.6M lost).
- Who funds Dmfi PAC?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2020 cycle were Stacy Schusterman ($1.0M), Democratic Majority for Israel ($600K), Gary Mark Lauder ($500K), Paula Gottesman ($200K), Milton Cooper ($185K), out of $4.0M received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did Dmfi PAC spend the most on in 2020?
- against Bernard Sanders (President, $1.4M, won); for Eliot L. Engel (New York 16th District, $927K, unknown); against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, $646K, lost).