Which super PACs did Christopher Richardeson Sullivan fund in 2020?

Americans for Progressive Action USA ($3.5M), Ditch Fund ($4K), DCCC ($3K), DSCC ($2K), Republican National Committee ($635).

Which candidates did Christopher Richardeson Sullivan's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Martha McSally (Arizona Senate, about $598K, lost); against Thom Tillis (North Carolina Senate, about $418K, unknown); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $277K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Christopher Richardeson Sullivan

Individual

Vice Chairman, Mariposa Energy LLP · Texas

48 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Christopher Richardeson Sullivan gave $3.5M 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, 15% were on the winning side ($217K won, $1.2M lost). $418K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

15%

$1.5M scored (41% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.2M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.1M

$1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $418K 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Americans for Progressive Action USA $1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.5M	$216K / $1.2M
Ditch Fund $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4K	$176 / $2K
DCCC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3K	$115 / $564
DSCC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2K	$110 / $582
Republican National Committee $630 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$635	$0 / $5
Senate Majority PAC $96 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250	$64 / $90

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Christopher Richardeson Sullivan's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Christopher Richardeson Sullivan's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$598K	✗ No
Thom Tillis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$418K	Unknown
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Attacking	$277K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$231K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate (primary)	Supporting	$137K	✓ Yes
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky Senate (primary)	Attacking	$130K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$80K	✓ Yes
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky Senate	Attacking	$823	✗ No
Amy McGrath	Kentucky Senate	Supporting	$451	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$234	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$207	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$150	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Christopher Richardeson Sullivan spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Christopher Richardeson Sullivan gave $3.5M 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, 15% were on the winning side ($217K won, $1.2M lost). $418K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Christopher Richardeson Sullivan fund in 2020?: Americans for Progressive Action USA ($3.5M), Ditch Fund ($4K), DCCC ($3K), DSCC ($2K), Republican National Committee ($635).
Which candidates did Christopher Richardeson Sullivan's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Martha McSally (Arizona Senate, about $598K, lost); against Thom Tillis (North Carolina Senate, about $418K, unknown); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $277K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.