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Amy Goldman Fowler

Individual

Author, Self-Employed · New York

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

Backed losers

Amy Goldman Fowler gave $1.9M 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, 32% were on the winning side ($406K won, $855K lost). $1K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

32%

$1.3M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$855K

Not allocated or result unknown

$656K

$654K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Majority PAC

$479K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.3M
$320K / $450K
House Majority PAC

$68K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$79K / $351K
DSCC

$50K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$71K
$3K / $18K
DCCC

$53K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$71K
$3K / $15K
Independent Alaska

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$0 / $21K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Amy Goldman Fowler's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Amy Goldman Fowler's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$121K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$120K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$106K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$98K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$84K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$58K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$51K✓ Yes
John CornynTexas SenateAttacking$29K✗ No
Cory GardnerColorado SenateAttacking$24K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 48th DistrictAttacking$24K✗ No
Theresa GreenfieldIowa Senate (primary)Supporting$23K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan Senate (primary)Attacking$17K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Amy Goldman Fowler spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Amy Goldman Fowler gave $1.9M 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, 32% were on the winning side ($406K won, $855K lost). $1K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Amy Goldman Fowler fund in 2020?
Senate Majority PAC ($1.3M), House Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($71K), DCCC ($71K), Independent Alaska ($25K).
Which candidates did Amy Goldman Fowler's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $121K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $120K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $106K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.