Committee to Protect Medicare PAC spent $1.2M on independent expenditures in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 98% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $24K lost).
Outside spending
$1.2M
On the winning side
98%
$1.2M
On the losing side
$24K
Supporting vs attacking
8% / 92%
$103K for, $1.1M against
Google says Committee to Protect Medicare PAC also spent $232K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (19% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
Committee to Protect Medicare PAC reported $360K in gifts from people, companies, nonprofits and other PACs. The biggest are below.
- Committee to Protect MedicareCompany / nonprofit$45K (12%)
- Stop 45 PACAnother PAC$35K (10%)
- Patrisha ThomsonIndividual$10K (3%)
- Mary SteeleIndividual$5K (1%)
- Roberto CanizaresIndividual$5K (1%)
- Lori MorseIndividual$5K (1%)
- Richard WarnerIndividual$5K (1%)
- Diana WorthamIndividual$5K (1%)
- Mary CampbellIndividual$5K (1%)
- Judy AndrewsIndividual$3K (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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $1.1M | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $48K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $31K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Supporting | $8K | ✗ No |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $5K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $4K | ✗ No |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Supporting | $4K | ✗ No |
| Al Gross | Alaska Senate | Supporting | $2K | ✗ No |
Questions people ask
- How much did Committee to Protect Medicare PAC spend in 2020, and did it win?
- Committee to Protect Medicare PAC spent $1.2M on independent expenditures in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 98% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $24K lost).
- Who funds Committee to Protect Medicare PAC?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2020 cycle were Committee to Protect Medicare ($45K), Stop 45 PAC ($35K), Patrisha Thomson ($10K), Mary Steele ($5K), Roberto Canizares ($5K), out of $360K received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did Committee to Protect Medicare PAC spend the most on in 2020?
- against Donald Trump (President, $1.1M, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, $48K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), $31K, won).