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Barbara Lee

Individual

Philanthropic Activist, Self Employed · Massachusetts

60 reported gifts; 12 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Barbara Lee gave $800K 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, 57% were on the winning side ($244K won, $188K lost). $109K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$800K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

57%

$432K scored (54% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$188K

Not allocated or result unknown

$368K

$259K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $109K 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
Ab PAC

$58K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$122K / $20K
Women Vote!

$43K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$30K / $115K
Planned Parenthood Votes

$97K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150K
$36K / $17K
Persist PAC

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$0 / $0
DSCC

$51K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$72K
$3K / $18K
Naral Freedom Fund

$575 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$34K / $15K
People for the American Way

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$18K / $2K
The Lincoln Project

$418 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$950
$391 / $141
Lcv Victory Fund

$170 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$550
$188 / $189
Republican National Committee

$506 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$510
$0 / $4
Giffords PAC

$299 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$360
$40 / $21
DCCC

$78 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$105
$5 / $23

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Barbara Lee's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Barbara Lee's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$120K✓ Yes
Elizabeth WarrenPresident (primary)Supporting$96KUnknown
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$45K✓ Yes
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$32K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$30K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$29K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$24K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$15K✓ Yes
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$13K✓ Yes
Roger MarshallKansas SenateAttacking$11K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$8K✗ No
Mary HegarTexas SenateSupporting$6K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Barbara Lee spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Barbara Lee gave $800K 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, 57% were on the winning side ($244K won, $188K lost). $109K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Barbara Lee fund in 2020?
Ab PAC ($200K), Women Vote! ($200K), Planned Parenthood Votes ($150K), Persist PAC ($100K), DSCC ($72K).
Which candidates did Barbara Lee's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $120K, won); for Elizabeth Warren (President, about $96K, unknown); for Joe Biden (President, about $45K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.