Which super PACs did Daniel Pritzker fund in 2020?

Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($1.0M), Progressive Turnout Project ($500).

Which candidates did Daniel Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $165K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $126K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $119K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Daniel Pritzker

Individual

Film Producer, Self Employed · Texas

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Daniel Pritzker gave $1.0M 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, 60% were on the winning side ($392K won, $261K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

60%

$653K scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$261K

Not allocated or result unknown

$348K

$348K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $347K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$392K / $261K
Progressive Turnout Project $476 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500		$20 / $3

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$165K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$126K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$119K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$84K	✗ No
Karen Handel	Georgia 6th District	Attacking	$54K	✓ Yes
Beth Van Duyne	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Rich McCormick	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Wesley Hunt	Texas 7th District	Attacking	$7K	✓ Yes
Tony Gonzales	Texas 23rd District	Attacking	$6K	✗ No
Lucy McBath	Georgia 6th District	Supporting	$5K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Daniel Pritzker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Daniel Pritzker gave $1.0M 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, 60% were on the winning side ($392K won, $261K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Daniel Pritzker fund in 2020?: Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($1.0M), Progressive Turnout Project ($500).
Which candidates did Daniel Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $165K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $126K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $119K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.