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Daniel Devos

Individual

Executive, Rdv Corporation · Michigan

14 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Daniel Devos gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 38% were on the winning side ($359K won, $579K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

38%

$939K scored (70% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$579K

Not allocated or result unknown

$403K

$387K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $17K 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 Leadership Fund

$176K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$450K
$154K / $121K
Better Future Mi Fund

$26K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$0 / $224K
Congressional Leadership Fund

$36K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$167K / $31K
America First Action

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$0 / $175K
NRSC

$46K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$71K
$15K / $10K
Republican National Committee

$70K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$71K
$0 / $553
Americans for Prosperity Action

$7K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$24K / $18K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Daniel Devos's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Daniel Devos's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$203K✗ No
Joe BidenPresidentAttacking$169K✗ No
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$85K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$49K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan Senate (primary)Attacking$29K✗ No
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$23K✓ Yes
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$17K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$16K✗ No
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$15K✓ Yes
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$15K✓ Yes
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateSupporting$12K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Daniel Devos spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Daniel Devos gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 38% were on the winning side ($359K won, $579K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Daniel Devos fund in 2020?
Senate Leadership Fund ($450K), Better Future Mi Fund ($250K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), America First Action ($200K), NRSC ($71K).
Which candidates did Daniel Devos's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $203K, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $169K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $85K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.