Which super PACs did Fred Eychaner fund in 2020?

House Majority PAC ($9.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($5.0M), Votevets ($250K), DSCC ($69K), DCCC ($36K).

Which candidates did Fred Eychaner's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $475K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $461K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $450K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Fred Eychaner

Individual

President, Newsweb Corporation · Illinois

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

Backed losers

Fred Eychaner gave $14M 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, 26% were on the winning side ($2.8M won, $8.2M lost). $52K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

26%

$11M scored (77% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$8.2M

Not allocated or result unknown

$3.4M

$3.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $52K 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
House Majority PAC $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$9.0M	$1.4M / $6.3M
Senate Majority PAC $1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$1.3M / $1.8M
Votevets $77K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$94K / $53K
DSCC $49K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$69K	$3K / $17K
DCCC $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$2K / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$475K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$461K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$450K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$416K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$392K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$335K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$297K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$264K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$260K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$248K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$241K	✗ No
Burgess Owens	Utah 4th District	Attacking	$232K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Fred Eychaner spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Fred Eychaner gave $14M 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, 26% were on the winning side ($2.8M won, $8.2M lost). $52K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Fred Eychaner fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($9.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($5.0M), Votevets ($250K), DSCC ($69K), DCCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Fred Eychaner's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $475K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $461K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $450K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.