Which super PACs did Henry Bass fund in 2020?

Americans for Progressive Action USA ($805K).

Which candidates did Henry Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Martha McSally (Arizona Senate, about $138K, lost); against Thom Tillis (North Carolina Senate, about $96K, unknown); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $64K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Henry Bass

Individual

Attorney Investor, Aclu · Texas

2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Henry Bass gave $805K 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 ($50K won, $284K lost). $96K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$805K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

15%

$334K scored (42% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$284K

Not allocated or result unknown

$471K

$375K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $96K 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
Americans for Progressive Action USA $375K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$805K		$50K / $284K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$138K	✗ No
Thom Tillis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$96K	Unknown
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$53K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate (primary)	Supporting	$31K	✓ Yes
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky Senate (primary)	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$18K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Henry Bass spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Henry Bass gave $805K 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 ($50K won, $284K lost). $96K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Henry Bass fund in 2020?: Americans for Progressive Action USA ($805K).
Which candidates did Henry Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Martha McSally (Arizona Senate, about $138K, lost); against Thom Tillis (North Carolina Senate, about $96K, unknown); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $64K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.